# CVE-2026-27105: Path traversal in Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps

> A local low-privileged attacker can exploit improper link resolution to perform arbitrary file writes in Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35wc-h28p-95mx

## What is CVE-2026-27105?

CVE-2026-27105 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, published on 29 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.31.0, contain 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 File Write

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-27105?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Dell\/Alienware Purchased Apps.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-27105?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-27105 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-27105 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-27105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-27105 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-27105 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, published on 29 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-27105 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27105/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27105/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27105
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27105
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27105

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27105/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.