Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Dell Wyse Management Suite before version 5.5 has an authorization flaw. A remote user with low privileges could gain higher privileges. For organizations using WMS to manage thin clients, this could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of managed environments.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-accessible or widely reachable WMS deployments. This is high severity because a low-privileged remote user may elevate privileges in a platform used for endpoint management.
Technical view
CVE-2026-22765 is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization issue in Dell Wyse Management Suite prior to WMS 5.5. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8 high: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Dell Wyse Management Suite versions prior to 5.5, especially where authenticated low-privilege users can remotely reach the WMS application.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied bundle. Exploitation requires remote access and low-privileged credentials.
Researcher notes
The public record identifies missing authorization but does not provide detailed vulnerable endpoints or exploit mechanics. Treat testing as authorization-boundary validation only, and rely on Dell DSA-2026-103 for product-specific fix details.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Dell Wyse Management Suite to version 5.5 or later.
- Review Dell advisory DSA-2026-103 for official remediation guidance.
- Restrict remote access to WMS to trusted networks and users.
- Audit low-privileged WMS accounts for necessity and least privilege.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Dell Wyse Management Suite deployments.
- Confirm each WMS instance version is 5.5 or later.
- Verify WMS is not broadly reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review WMS account roles for excessive privileges.
- Monitor authentication and administrative activity for unexpected privilege changes.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000429141/dsa-2026-103CVE reference · vendor-advisory
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.