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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-40636

CVE-2026-40636

Dell ECS — Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulner…

EPSS 0.2%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
32
CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 13.0.130 × 202.6No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
ECS< 4.3.0.0 or later4.3.0.0 or laterCNA
ObjectScale< 4.3.0.0 or later4.3.0.0 or laterCNA

Scores by source

dell (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

advisorydell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vulnerabilities-1