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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-26946 · published 11 May 2026

CVE-2026-26946: Dell elastic cloud storage improper privilege management vulnerability

Dell · Elastic Cloud Storage

Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

6.7 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.15% · top 96.3% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
6.7CVSS 3.1 base score
0.15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vu Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-26946), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.