DSA-2026-167: Security Update for Dell PowerPath for Windows Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell PowerPath for Windows remediation is available for a security 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-2026-32802

Dell PowerPath, version 7.2 through to 8.0 SP1, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

5.3

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

 

Proprietary Code CVEs

Description

CVSS Base Score

CVSS Vector String

CVE-2026-32802

Dell PowerPath, version 7.2 through to 8.0 SP1, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

5.3

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

CVEs Addressed 

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions 

Link

CVE-2026-32802

Dell PowerPath for Windows

Versions 7.2 through to  8.0 SP1

8.0 SP2

https://www.dell.com/support/product-details/en-us/product/powerpath-for-windows/drivers

 

CVEs Addressed 

Product

Affected Versions

Remediated Versions 

Link

CVE-2026-32802

Dell PowerPath for Windows

Versions 7.2 through to  8.0 SP1

8.0 SP2

https://www.dell.com/support/product-details/en-us/product/powerpath-for-windows/drivers

 

Workarounds & Mitigations

n/a

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

2026-08-18

Initial Release

 

Acknowledgements

Dell would like to thank falconCorrup for reporting this issue. 

Related Information

Article Properties
Article Number: 000501417
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026
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