CVE-2026-41120 Dell CVE debrief

Who should care

IT administrators and security teams responsible for Dell Wyse Management Suite deployments should assess exposure and prioritize remediation. This critical vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite requires immediate attention. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Why it matters

This critical vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite requires immediate attention from IT administrators and security teams. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code Execution. Remediation to version WMS 5.5 HF1 or later is recommended.

• Remote Code Execution requires immediate attention
• Low privileged attackers can exploit this vulnerability
• Remote access increases the attack surface

Technical summary

Dell Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.5 HF1, contain an Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code Execution. The vulnerability requires immediate attention from IT administrators and security teams to assess exposure and prioritize remediation. Remediation to version WMS 5.5 HF1 or later is recommended. The vulnerability was reported by Dell and is tracked under DSA-2026-225.

Defensive priority

High priority remediation is recommended for affected systems.

Recommended defensive actions

• Remediate affected Dell Wyse Management Suite instances to version WMS 5.5 HF1 or later
• Restrict remote access to affected systems
• Monitor for suspicious activity
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by Dell and is tracked under DSA-2026-225. Dell Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.5 HF1, contain an Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code Execution. The CVE record was published on 2026-06-25T14:16:39.140Z and has not been modified since then.

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.