What is GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf?

GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf cover?

GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-71168. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf?

GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmfHighCVSS 7.3

Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 6, 2026

Last Modified

October 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-71168 →

📋 Description

Dell System Update, versions prior to 2.3.0.0, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote execution.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71168
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515843/dsa-2026-324-security-update-for-dell-system-update-dsu-vulnerabilities
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w5x-c2jr-5wmf