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Remote Code Execution in Dell Wyse Management Suite

IdentifiersCVE-2026-41120CWE-349

CVE-2026-41120 is a critical vulnerability in Dell Wyse Management Suite (WMS) affecting versions prior to 5.5 HF1. Dell describes the issue as an Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data flaw, indicating the application improperly accepts or processes untrusted data in a trusted context. According to the provided advisory context, a remote attacker with low privileges can exploit the vulnerability without user interaction, and successful exploitation can result in remote code execution on the affected WMS instance. The issue is remotely reachable over the network, has low attack complexity, and impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the target system.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation can allow arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable Dell Wyse Management Suite server. Given the stated CVSS characteristics and advisory language, this can result in full compromise of the affected management platform, including high-impact loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Because WMS is a centralized management system for thin clients and endpoint devices, compromise may also enable broader administrative abuse, malware deployment, sensitive data access, and potential lateral movement within managed environments.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, restrict remote access to the Wyse Management Suite service, especially from untrusted or internet-exposed networks. Use network segmentation to limit reachability to trusted administrative hosts, increase monitoring for indicators of compromise and suspicious code execution activity, and review system logs for anomalous access or exploitation attempts. Mitigation reduces exposure but does not remove the underlying flaw; patching to 5.5 HF1 or later is required. If compromise is suspected, incident response actions should be taken because patching will not remediate prior exploitation.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Dell Wyse Management Suite to version 5.5 HF1 or later. Apply Dell-provided security updates promptly through the official support channel. Organizations running any WMS release prior to 5.5 HF1 should prioritize patch deployment, validate successful upgrade completion, and review Dell advisory DSA-2026-225 and associated vendor guidance for any additional update instructions.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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Dell TechnologiesWyse Management Suiteapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

8 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity5

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2026-41120
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41120
MITRE CWE · CWE-349
cwe.mitre.org