Improper certificate validation in Dell ECS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Dell ECS version 3.8.1.4 and prior contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | ECS | N/A to before 4.0 | 4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- ECS VendorDell Affected N/A to before 4.0 Fixed in 4.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ECS (Dell) Fixed in 4.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell ECS — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000300068/dsa-2025-097-securit…
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-19424 Improper input validation in Dell ECSPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j639-f4gq-49cp
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-2025-26478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j639-f4gq-49cp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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