CVE-2026-41116

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 13.8.0, 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.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-215: Security Update for Dell SupportAssist for PCs (Home and Business), Dell Optimizer, Dell Trusted Device, Dell/Alienware Update, Alienware Command Center, Dell Command | Update for an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access Vulnerability | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000463760/dsa-2026-215

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41116(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-27 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 05:46 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-26 05:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-23 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-16 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-14 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-13 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-11 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-09 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-08 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-07 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-03 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-02 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-01 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-30 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-29 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-28 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-27 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-26 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-25 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-24 10:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-23 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-22 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-21 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-19 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-18 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-17 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-16 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-15 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-14 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-13 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-12 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-11 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-10 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-09 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-06-09 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41116?
CVE-2026-41116 is a medium vulnerability published on June 9, 2026. Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 13.8.0, 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.
When was CVE-2026-41116 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41116 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 9, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41116 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41116 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41116?
CVE-2026-41116 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41116?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-41116, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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