CVE-2026-46731

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows), versions prior to 2.3.0.17, contain an Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges and arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-320 Security Updates for Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) for Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000490038/dsa-2026-320-security-updates-for-dell-display-and-peripheral-manager-ddpm-windows-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46731(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 23× in last 7d / 103× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-19 16:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-09-19 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-09-16 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-09-15 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-09-12 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-11 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-09-06 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-09-01 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-31 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-30 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-08-30 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  51. 2026-08-29 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-08-29 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-28 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-08-27 19:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-27 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46731?
CVE-2026-46731 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows), versions prior to 2.3.0.17, contain an Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges and arbitrary code execution.
When was CVE-2026-46731 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46731 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46731 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46731 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 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46731?
CVE-2026-46731 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46731?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46731, 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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