Improper access control in Dell ECS
Priority LOW 33CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Dell ECS, versions 3.5 and 3.6, contain an Improper Access Control in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) module. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to gaining read access to unauthorized data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00346 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ECS (Dell): 3.5.1.7, 3.6.2.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ECS (Dell) Fixed in 3.5.1.7, 3.6.2.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2g3-wfq2-3g8v
References
More Dell Elastic Cloud Storage vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29362 Hard-coded credentials in Dell ECS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05618 EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) before 3.1 is affected by an undocumented account… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-27313 CSV injection in Dell ECS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17882 Dell ECS, versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-19424 Improper input validation in Dell ECS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11182 Improper signature verification in Dell ECS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-31231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2g3-wfq2-3g8v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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