# CVE-2026-59913: Missing authorization in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac)

> A local low-privileged attacker can exploit missing authentication in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager for Mac to elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h4xr-2m2c-624c

## What is CVE-2026-59913?

CVE-2026-59913 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), published on 3 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), versions prior to 2.3.0.1005, contain a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-59913?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Display and Peripheral Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-59913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-59913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-59913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-59913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac)

- [CVE-2026-46731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46731/): Auth bypass in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-59914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59914/): Auth bypass in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-59916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59916/): Privilege escalation in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-59917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59917/): Privilege escalation in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Windows) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-59912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59912/): Privilege escalation in Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac) (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-59913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-59913 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac), published on 3 Aug 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-2026-59913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Display and Peripheral Manager (DDPM Mac). 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-2026-59913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59913/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.