CVE-2026-46734: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-46734 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac versions before 2.3. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low privileged local attacker to bypass security protections, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability is related to CWE-295, indicating failure to properly validate certificates. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no official fix or remediation level has been published by Dell as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a low privileged local attacker to bypass protection mechanisms, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could enable unauthorized actions or access within the context of the vulnerable application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to Dell Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac systems.
CVE-2026-46734: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager
Description
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-46734 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac versions before 2.3. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low privileged local attacker to bypass security protections, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability is related to CWE-295, indicating failure to properly validate certificates. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no official fix or remediation level has been published by Dell as of the data provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a low privileged local attacker to bypass protection mechanisms, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. This could enable unauthorized actions or access within the context of the vulnerable application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, limit local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to Dell Display and Peripheral Manager on Mac systems.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-17T17:04:27.066Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3d38364853345fc10a354d
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 14:16:22 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 14:47:04 UTC
Last updated: 06/25/2026, 20:18:40 UTC
Views: 5
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