CVE-2026-41119
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 Live Optics Windows and Personal Edition collectors contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to loss of confidentiality and integrity.
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 · moderate confidenceDell Live Optics Windows and Personal Edition collectors contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability. The application fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to potentially intercept or manipulate traffic through a man-in-the-middle attack, compromising confidentiality and integrity of data in transit.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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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Confirm Dell Live Optics installationCheck for Dell Live Optics Windows or Personal Edition collector in installed programs (Add/Remove Programs) or look for installation directory (commonly in Program Files or Program Files (x86) with 'Live Optics' folder)Affected if Dell Live Optics Windows or Personal Edition collector is present on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate the main executable (typically LiveOptics.exe or similar) in the installation folder, right-click and view Properties, or run 'Get-ItemProperty' on the .exe to read version info from the Version tabAffected if Version cannot be determined or falls within a vulnerable range (no specific version range provided in CVE data)
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Check for certificate validation settingsInspect application configuration files in the installation directory (look for .config, .ini, or XML files) for any settings related to SSL/TLS validation, trust validation, or certificate verification (search for keywords like 'ValidateCertificate', 'CertificatePolicy', 'IgnoreCertErrors', or 'TrustAll')Affected if Settings explicitly disable or weaken certificate validation (e.g., accept all certificates, skip chain validation)
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Inspect network traffic handlingReview any proxy or network configuration files used by the application, or examine application logs for SSL/TLS-related errors or warnings about certificate validation failuresAffected if Application is configured to bypass SSL/TLS verification or use custom certificate handlers that skip validation
A user is affected if Dell Live Optics Windows or Personal Edition collector is installed AND certificate validation is disabled or weakened in configuration, allowing potential man-in-the-middle interception of data in transit.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper certificate validation by verifying the certificate chain against trusted Certificate Authorities, checking certificate expiration, and validating the certificate hostname. Update the application to use secure TLS libraries with robust certificate verification.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-41119 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
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- 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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