CVE record · CVE-2026-63693

Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability.

CVSS 6.6 MediumEPSS 0.0014 · 3rd percentile

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	Product	Versions
Dell	Alienware Area 51m R2	affected before 1.37.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware Area-51 AAT2265	affected before 1.8.1 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware Aurora R13	affected before 1.33.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware Aurora R15	affected before 1.29.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware Aurora R15 AMD	affected before 1.26.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14	affected before 2.32.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware m15 R3	affected before 1.37.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware m15 R4	affected before 1.35.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware m17 R3	affected before 1.37.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware m17 R4	affected before 1.35.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware x15 R1	affected before 1.34.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Alienware x17 R1	affected before 1.34.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	AURORA R16	affected before 2.25.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Inspiron 15 3510	affected before 1.30.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	Inspiron 15 3521	affected before 1.25.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	XPS 8950	affected before 1.33.0 semver Other versions: unaffected
Dell	XPS 8960	affected before 2.24.0 semver Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers: CVE-2026-63693
CNA: dell
Weakness (CWE): CWE-379
Tags: Dell Alienware Area 51m R2
Dell Alienware Area-51 AAT2265
Dell Alienware Aurora R13
Dell Alienware Aurora R15
Dell Alienware Aurora R15 AMD
Dell Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14
Dell Alienware m15 R3
Dell Alienware m15 R4
CWE-379
Published: 24 Aug 2026
Updated: 27 Aug 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
6.6	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H	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

References from the CNA

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501826/dsa-2026-280-security-update-for-dell-client-platform-bios-for-an-improper-link-resolution-before-file-access-link-following-vulnerability vendor-advisory

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