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CVE-2026-22760 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Device Management Agent (DDMA) versions prior to 26.02. The flaw stems from an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions, classified under CWE-754. An attacker with low privileges and local access to the system can exploit this weakness. By intentionally triggering an unexpected state or condition within the DDMA service, the application fails to handle it correctly. This lack of proper exception handling leads to unstable behavior, ultimately causing the agent to crash or become unresponsive. The result is a denial of service (DoS) condition, where the device management functionality is disrupted. The attack complexity is low, requires no user interaction, and only affects availability, not confidentiality or integrity. According to CVSS:3.1 metrics, the base score is 3.3, with an attack vector of LOCAL. Exploitation does not require any special capabilities beyond local access and low privileges, making it a potential risk in multi-user environments. Dell has addressed this issue in DDMA version 26.02 and later, which include improved exception handling routines.
Platform: Dell DDMA
Version: Prior to 26.02
Vulnerability : Improper Check
Severity: Low
date: 03/04/2026
Prediction: Fixed before publication
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Analytics:
This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring for unusual crashes or restarts of the DDMA service.
Use the following commands to check the DDMA version and review system logs for related errors:
Check installed version of Dell Device Management Agent ddma --version Search system logs for DDMA crashes or exceptions sudo journalctl -u ddma.service | grep -i "error|exception|fail" Monitor DDMA process stability over time watch -n 5 'ps aux | grep ddma'
Exploit:
A low-privileged local user could exploit this by sending malformed input or triggering an unexpected condition.
For example, if DDMA listens on a local socket, the attacker might use a script to flood it with abnormal requests:
Example: Simulating unexpected input to a local DDMA socket echo "unusual_condition_trigger" | nc -U /var/run/ddma.sock
Repeated attempts may cause the service to crash, leading to DoS.
Protection from this CVE:
To protect systems, update Dell Device Management Agent to version 26.02 or later.
Restrict local access to trusted users only as an interim measure.
Use the following commands to apply updates and verify:
Update DDMA via package manager (example for Debian-based systems) sudo apt update && sudo apt install ddma=26.02 Confirm the update ddma --version | grep "26.02"
Impact:
Successful exploitation leads to denial of service, rendering the device management agent unavailable.
This can disrupt administrative tasks, such as remote device configuration and monitoring, but does not compromise data confidentiality or integrity.
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Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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