CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-40717

MediumCVSS 6.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

Dell Monitor driver version 1.0.0.0 has an improper link resolution vulnerability. A low-privileged local attacker could exploit it to elevate privileges.

Risk Assessment

Risk of privilege escalation by a local user, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update the Dell Monitor driver to the latest version available from the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Dell Monitor driver, version 1.0.0.0, contains 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS