CVE-2026-71180

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Dell Update Package Framework, versions prior to 26.07.03, contains an Unchecked Return Value vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 16, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-417: Security update for Dell Update Package (DUP) Framework Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000509455/dsa-2026-417-security-update-for-dell-update-package-dup-framework-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71180(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 19× in last 7d / 19× 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. 2026-09-18 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 23:44 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-17 12:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 11:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 04:19 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 04:05 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-17 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-16 21:00 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-16 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-16 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-16 16:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71180?
CVE-2026-71180 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. Dell Update Package Framework, versions prior to 26.07.03, contains an Unchecked Return Value vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
When was CVE-2026-71180 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71180 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 16, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71180 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71180 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 96.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71180?
CVE-2026-71180 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71180?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71180, 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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