CVE-2026-64993: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell RVTools
Dell RVTools versions prior to 4.8.1 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability in the collector component. This vulnerability could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to compromise confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS score is 6.8, indicating a medium severity issue. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by Dell. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-64993 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability (CWE-295) in Dell RVTools prior to version 4.8.1. The flaw exists in the collector component, which fails to properly validate certificates, potentially allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit this weakness. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.8, with attack vector network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to loss of confidentiality and integrity of data handled by the RVTools collector. There is no indication of impact on availability. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication but requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, which may limit exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround has been published by Dell at this time.
CVE-2026-64993: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell RVTools
Description
Dell RVTools versions prior to 4.8.1 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability in the collector component. This vulnerability could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to compromise confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS score is 6.8, indicating a medium severity issue. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by Dell. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
Dell
RVTools
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-64993 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability (CWE-295) in Dell RVTools prior to version 4.8.1. The flaw exists in the collector component, which fails to properly validate certificates, potentially allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit this weakness. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.8, with attack vector network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to loss of confidentiality and integrity of data handled by the RVTools collector. There is no indication of impact on availability. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication but requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, which may limit exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround has been published by Dell at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-21T11:04:36.889Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7492abbf8831d539cb5b6a
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 13:56:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 16:55:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:01:37 UTC
Views: 64
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