Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2026-63693
Dell Client BIOS contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Write
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.6
MEDIUM
Exploitability:1.4
Impact Score:5.2
EPSS Probability:0.10%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-379 ↗CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Alienware Area 51m R2 | 0 < 1.37.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware Area-51 AAT2265 | 0 < 1.8.1 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware Aurora R13 | 0 < 1.33.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware Aurora R15 | 0 < 1.29.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware Aurora R15 AMD | 0 < 1.26.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 | 0 < 2.32.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware m15 R3 | 0 < 1.37.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware m15 R4 | 0 < 1.35.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware m17 R3 | 0 < 1.37.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware m17 R4 | 0 < 1.35.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware x15 R1 | 0 < 1.34.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Alienware x17 R1 | 0 < 1.34.0 (affected) |
| Dell | AURORA R16 | 0 < 2.25.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Inspiron 15 3510 | 0 < 1.30.0 (affected) |
| Dell | Inspiron 15 3521 | 0 < 1.25.0 (affected) |
| Dell | XPS 8950 | 0 < 1.33.0 (affected) |
| Dell | XPS 8960 | 0 < 2.24.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.102%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Dell · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-07-17T17:05:09 |
| Published | 2026-08-24T19:40:03 |
| Patch Date | 2026-08-24 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-27T14:36:28 |
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