CVE-2025-46368
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell Alienware Command Center 6.x (AWCC), versions prior to 6.10.15.0, contains an Insecure Temporary File vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDell Alienware Command Center 6.x prior to version 6.10.15.0 contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability. A low-privileged local attacker could exploit this to manipulate temporary files used by the application, leading to information tampering.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 6.0, < 6.10.15.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Find installed Alienware Command Center versionOpen Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & features, locate Dell Alienware Command Center, and note the version number shown. Alternatively, right-click the application executable in Program Files and select Properties > Details to view the File Version.Affected if The displayed version is 6.0 or higher but lower than 6.10.15.0
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Verify version via program informationLaunch Alienware Command Center and navigate to Help > About, or check the program's entry in Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for the DisplayVersion value.Affected if The version retrieved is within the range 6.0 to 6.10.14.0 inclusive
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Confirm application is actively usedCheck if Dell Alienware Command Center is installed and has been run recently by reviewing the installation directory under Program Files or Program Files (x86), or by checking for recent activity logs in the user's AppData folder.Affected if The application is installed and was recently executed, meaning temp files may have been created with insecure handling
A system is affected if Dell Alienware Command Center version is 6.0 or higher but below 6.10.15.0, as that version range contains the insecure temporary file vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.10.15.0
Upgrade Dell Alienware Command Center to version 6.10.15.0 or later to address the insecure temporary file handling.
6.10.15.0
- Check the current installed version of Alienware Command Center (typically via Control Panel > Programs or the application itself
- Navigate to Dell support website (www.dell.com) and search for Alienware Command Center
- Download the version 6.10.15.0 or later update package for your specific system model
- Close any running instances of Alienware Command Center
- Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade
- Restart the system if prompted by the installer
- Verify the installed version is 6.10.15.0 or later after completion
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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