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Display And Peripheral ManagerApplication · Dell

CVE-2026-46732

HIGH · 7.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.3.0 or later.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click 8 weeks old

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 · unedited
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain a Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.

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 confidence

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Mac versions prior to 2.3 contains a race condition vulnerability (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization). A low-privileged local attacker could exploit improper synchronization around shared resources to escalate privileges to higher system permissions.

MitigationUpgrade to DDPM Mac version 2.3 or later, which contains the fix for the race condition vulnerability.

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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
Display And Peripheral ManagerApplication
Affected:< 2.3.0

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
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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  1. Verify DDPM installation on Mac
    Open Finder, go to /Applications folder, or run: ls /Applications | grep -i 'Dell' or ls /Applications | grep -i 'Display'
    Affected if Dell Display and Peripheral Manager.app is not present in Applications - not affected
  2. Check installed DDPM version via Finder
    Right-click Dell Display and Peripheral Manager.app in Applications, select 'Get Info', or run: defaults read /Applications/Dell\ Display\ and\ Peripheral\ Manager.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString 2>/dev/null
    Affected if Version displayed is less than 2.3.0 (e.g., 2.2.x, 2.1.x, etc.) - VULNERABLE
  3. Check DDPM version via system_profiler
    Run: system_profiler SPApplicationsVolumeType 2>/dev/null | grep -A5 'Dell Display'
    Affected if Version shown is prior to 2.3.0 - VULNERABLE
  4. Check DDPM running process version
    Run: ps aux | grep -i 'Dell Display' or launchctl list | grep -i ddpm to see if the application is currently running
    Affected if Application is running and version is below 2.3.0 - VULNERABLE (the race condition only applies while DDPM is running)

A Mac user is affected if Dell Display and Peripheral Manager is installed AND the installed version is below 2.3.0 AND the application is in use (the race condition requires DDPM to be running).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.3.0 or later
Fixed in 2.3.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to DDPM Mac version 2.3 or later, which contains the fix for the race condition vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Version 2.3.0 or later

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to www.dell.com/support
  2. Search for 'Dell Display and Peripheral Manager' or 'DDPM Mac'
  3. Locate the downloads or support page for this product
  4. Download version 2.3.0 or later of Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac
  5. Uninstall the current (vulnerable) version of DDPM from the Mac system
  6. Install the newly downloaded fixed version (2.3.0 or later)
  7. Restart the Mac if prompted by the installer
  8. Verify the installed version is 2.3.0 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Display And Peripheral Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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