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Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability.

Affects Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 4.8.0, which allow a low-privileged local attacker to bypass a protection mechanism. Fixed in 4.8.0.

Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.

5.5MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 4.8.0
Who is exposed
Specific setups only

Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 4.8.0

Published
Last modified
Published
Not listed in CISA KEV
11/100 · provisional
Specific setups only
Fix
Fixed in 4.8.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Dell OpenManage Enterprise, a systems management application, is affected by this vulnerability. A local attacker with low-level privileges could exploit improper permission settings on a critical resource to bypass protection mechanisms.

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Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.

What to do

  • Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.

    Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 4.8.0
  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.8.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • Dell OpenManage Enterprise

    Version range not reported

Evidence 1

  1. Advisory

Corrections

None so far.

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FAQ

Questions about CVE-2026-91904

What does this mean?

An incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource lets a low-privileged local attacker bypass a protection mechanism. The advisory describes the impact only as a protection mechanism bypass.Source: dell.com

Am I affected, and how do I check?

Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions prior to 4.8.0 are affected. To check, compare the installed version number shown in the product with 4.8.0.Source: dell.com

What should I do about it?

Upgrade Dell OpenManage Enterprise to version 4.8.0, which is the listed fixed version. No workaround is listed in the facts.Source: dell.com

Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data