Dell Alienware Purchased Apps up to 1.1.31.0 link following

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dell Alienware Purchased Apps up to 1.1.31.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-27105. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Alienware Purchased Apps up to 1.1.31.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.31.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary File Write

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-27105 since 02/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2026).

Upgrading to version 1.1.31.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-26269). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• Alienware Purchased Apps

Version

• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9
• 1.1.10
• 1.1.11
• 1.1.12
• 1.1.13
• 1.1.14
• 1.1.15
• 1.1.16
• 1.1.17
• 1.1.18
• 1.1.19
• 1.1.20
• 1.1.21
• 1.1.22
• 1.1.23
• 1.1.24
• 1.1.25
• 1.1.26
• 1.1.27
• 1.1.28
• 1.1.29
• 1.1.30
• 1.1.31.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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