What is CVE-2026-59916?

CVE-2026-59916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Display And Peripheral Manager, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-59916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Display And Peripheral Manager

CVE-2026-59916

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

Published 2026-08-12 · last modified 2026-08-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Dell Display And Peripheral Manager
Dell Display And Peripheral Manager (Ddpm Windows) — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000490038/dsa-2026-320-security-updates-for-de… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59916?: CVE-2026-59916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Display And Peripheral Manager, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-59916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.