CVE-2026-46735
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 Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution.
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 Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Mac versions prior to 2.3 are vulnerable to OS Command Injection due to improper neutralization of special elements in input. A low-privileged local attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
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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< 2.3.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate DDPM installation on MacOpen Finder, go to /Applications folder, or run 'ls /Applications' in Terminal and look for 'Dell Display and Peripheral Manager.app' or similar Dell peripheral softwareAffected if The application is present in /Applications or ~/Applications
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Determine installed version of DDPMRight-click the DDPM app file, select 'Get Info', and read the version number under the 'General' information section. Alternatively, run: defaults read /Applications/Dell\ Display\ and\ Peripheral\ Manager.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString 2>/dev/nullAffected if Version number displayed is less than 2.3 (e.g., 2.2, 2.1, 1.x)
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Verify DDPM daemon or helper is activeRun 'ps aux | grep -i dell' in Terminal to check if any Dell DDPM processes are currently running, or check System Settings > Login Items for Dell startup entriesAffected if DDPM processes or startup items are present on the system
A Mac system is affected if Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac is installed with a version number lower than 2.3, regardless of whether the application is currently running.
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 · scoped2.3.0
Update Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) for Mac to version 2.3 or later to remediate the command injection vulnerability.
Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac) version 2.3 or later
- Check the current version of Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM) installed on the Mac system
- Navigate to the Dell support website (www.dell.com) and search for DDPM Mac
- Download Dell Display and Peripheral Manager version 2.3 or later
- Uninstall the existing version of DDPM from the Mac system
- Install the new version (2.3 or later) of DDPM
- Restart the Mac if required by the installer
- Verify the installed version matches the patched release (2.3 or later)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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