CVE-2026-56796

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Dell Command Update (DCU), versions prior to 5.7.1, 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 Elevation of Privileges.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6(medium)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: 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
Severity66% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-309: Security Update for Dell Command | Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501378/dsa-2026-309-security-update-for-dell-command-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56796(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 18× in last 7d / 75× 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. 2026-09-19 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 23:48 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-09-18 00:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-09-16 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-09-15 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-14 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 00:22 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-14 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-13 00:50 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-12 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-11 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-09 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-09 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-07 12:12 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-07 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-06 12:17 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-06 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-05 12:37 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-05 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-04 13:04 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-04 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-03 13:29 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-03 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-02 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-01 13:56 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-01 13:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-31 14:10 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-31 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-30 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-30 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-29 14:30 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-29 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-28 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-27 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-27 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-26 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-25 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-25 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-24 16:12 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-24 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-23 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-23 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-22 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-22 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-21 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-21 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-21 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-21 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-21 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-21 13:02 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-21 13:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-20 13:28 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-20 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-19 15:24 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-19 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-19 14:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56796?
CVE-2026-56796 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. Dell Command Update (DCU), versions prior to 5.7.1, 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 Elevation of Privileges.
When was CVE-2026-56796 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56796 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56796 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56796 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-2026-56796?
CVE-2026-56796 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56796?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56796, 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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