CVE-2026-40717

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-40717
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdell
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-03 18:16:38 UTC
Updated2026-08-07 15:14:55 UTC
DescriptionDell Monitor driver, version 1.0.0.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001150000 probability, percentile 0.018230000 (date 2026-08-10)

Problem Types: CWE-59 | CWE-59 CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Dell Aw2526hl - All All All
Hardware Dell Aw2725dm - All All All
Hardware Dell Aw2726dl - All All All
Hardware Dell Aw2726dm - All All All
Hardware Dell Aw3225dm - All All All
Hardware Dell Aw3425dwm - All All All
Hardware Dell E2722h - All All All
Hardware Dell E2722hs - All All All
Hardware Dell E2723h - All All All
Hardware Dell E2723hn - All All All
Hardware Dell E2724hs - All All All
Hardware Dell E2725h - All All All
Hardware Dell E2725hm - All All All
Hardware Dell G2724d - All All All
Application Dell Monitor Driver 1.0.0.0 All All All
Hardware Dell P1917s - All All All
Hardware Dell P2421d - All All All
Hardware Dell P2421dc - All All All
Hardware Dell P2425d - All All All
Hardware Dell P2425de - All All All
Hardware Dell P2720d - All All All
Hardware Dell P2720dc - All All All
Hardware Dell P2723d - All All All
Hardware Dell P2723de - All All All
Hardware Dell P5524q - All All All
Hardware Dell S2725ds - All All All
Hardware Dell S2725dsm - All All All
Hardware Dell S3221qs - All All All
Hardware Dell S3222dgm - All All All
Hardware Dell S3222hg - All All All
Hardware Dell S3222hn - All All All
Hardware Dell S3222hs - All All All
Hardware Dell S3225qc - All All All
Hardware Dell S3225qs - All All All
Hardware Dell S3422dwg - All All All
Hardware Dell S3425dw - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2423ds - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2426hg - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2426hgs - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2722h - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2722hr - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2722hx - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2723ds - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2725h - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2725hm - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2726d - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2726h - All All All
Hardware Dell Se2726hs - All All All
Hardware Dell Se3223q - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Dell Monitor Driver affected 1.0.0.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000481265/dsa-2026-295 [email protected] www.dell.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Dell Technologies would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue. (en)

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