Missing brute-force protection in Dell PowerScale OneFS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Dell PowerScale OneFS versions prior to 9.13.0.0 contains an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PowerScale OneFS (Dell) Fixed in 9.13.0.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell PowerScale OneFS — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000415586/dsa-2026-049-securit…
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-17888 Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions prior 9.13.0.0, contains an insufficient logging…Priority LOW 32
- TI-2026-17889 Incorrect permission assignment in Dell PowerScale OneFSPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-17890 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Dell PowerScale OneFSPriority LOW 21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22278
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crpf-mfwx-mmmm
References
More Dell Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15775 Protection mechanism failure in Dell PowerScale OneFS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-20488 Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.5.0.0 through 9.10.1.0, contains a use of default… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-35757 Missing authorization in Dell PowerScale OneFS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-13268 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Dell PowerScale OneFS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-13267 Information disclosure through error messages in Dell PowerScale OneFS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-17064 Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.x through 9.7.0.2 contains an improper handling of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-22278 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22278 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-crpf-mfwx-mmmm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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