DSA-2026-131: Security Update for Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps for an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access Vulnerability.

Summary: Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps remediation is available for an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. ...

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Impact

Medium

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs

Description

CVSS Base Score

CVSS Vector String

CVE-2026-27105

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.31.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary File Write

6.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

 

Proprietary Code CVEs

Description

CVSS Base Score

CVSS Vector String

CVE-2026-27105

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.31.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary File Write

6.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.

 

Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps

Software

Versions prior to 1.1.31.0

Version 1.1.31.0 or later

04/20/2026

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps | Driver Details

 

Product

Software/Firmware

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions

Release Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Link

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps

Software

Versions prior to 1.1.31.0

Version 1.1.31.0 or later

04/20/2026

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps | Driver Details

 

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2026-04-28

Initial Release

2.0

2026-04-28

Added Revision History Table and Acknowledgement

 

Acknowledgements

Dell would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue.

Related Information

Affected Products

Alienware Purchased Apps, Dell Purchased Apps
Article Properties
Article Number: 000438321
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2026
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