# Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. CVE record · `CVE-2026-63693` - **Identifiers:** `CVE-2026-63693` - **State:** Confirmed - **Severity:** CVSS 6.6 Medium - **Critical:** No - **CNA:** dell - **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-379](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/379.html) - **Tags:** [CWE-379](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/cwe-379.md) - **Technologies:** [Dell Alienware Area 51m R2](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-area-51m-r2.md) · [Dell Alienware Area-51 AAT2265](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-area-51-aat2265.md) · [Dell Alienware Aurora R13](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-aurora-r13.md) · [Dell Alienware Aurora R15](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-aurora-r15.md) · [Dell Alienware Aurora R15 AMD](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-aurora-r15-amd.md) · [Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-aurora-ryzen-edition-r14.md) · [Dell Alienware m15 R3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-m15-r3.md) · [Dell Alienware m15 R4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-m15-r4.md) · [Dell Alienware m17 R3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-m17-r3.md) · [Dell Alienware m17 R4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-m17-r4.md) · [Dell Alienware x15 R1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-x15-r1.md) · [Dell Alienware x17 R1](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-alienware-x17-r1.md) · [Dell AURORA R16](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-aurora-r16.md) · [Dell Inspiron 15 3510](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-inspiron-15-3510.md) · [Dell Inspiron 15 3521](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-inspiron-15-3521.md) · [Dell XPS 8950](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-xps-8950.md) · [Dell XPS 8960](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/dell-xps-8960.md) - **Published:** 24 Aug 2026 - **Updated:** 27 Aug 2026 - **Reviewed by a person:** No Published by the CVE Program (CNA: dell) at 24 Aug 2026, 19:40 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. ## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Area 51m R2. - affected: `before 1.37.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Area-51 AAT2265. - affected: `before 1.8.1` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Aurora R13. - affected: `before 1.33.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Aurora R15. - affected: `before 1.29.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Aurora R15 AMD. - affected: `before 1.26.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14. - affected: `before 2.32.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware m15 R3. - affected: `before 1.37.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware m15 R4. - affected: `before 1.35.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware m17 R3. - affected: `before 1.37.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware m17 R4. - affected: `before 1.35.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware x15 R1. - affected: `before 1.34.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Alienware x17 R1. - affected: `before 1.34.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: AURORA R16. - affected: `before 2.25.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Inspiron 15 3510. - affected: `before 1.30.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: Inspiron 15 3521. - affected: `before 1.25.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: XPS 8950. - affected: `before 1.33.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected - Vendor: Dell. Product: XPS 8960. - affected: `before 2.24.0` (semver) - Other versions: unaffected ## Not analysed yet We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter. ## Severity and exploitation - 6.6 Medium, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`, from CNA (dell) - **CISA KEV:** Not listed. - **EPSS:** 0.0014, the 3rd percentile, on 7 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. ## Timeline This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 24 Aug 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them. ## Sources - [CVE List: CVE-2026-63693](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63693) - [NVD: CVE-2026-63693](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63693) ### References from the CNA - (vendor-advisory) Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description. ## Check whether this affects you This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it. Compare the affected versions above with what you run. - With the agentprime MCP server (), `get_advisory` returns this record and `search_advisories` finds related ones. Setup: - As JSON: - Everything that needs attention now: --- The web page: . Everything for agents: .