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TI-2026-21432 Aliases CVE-2026-26946GHSA-gm85-wrgm-h2qc

Improper privilege management in Dell ECS

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00104 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ECS (Dell): 4.3.0.0 or laterObjectScale (Dell): 4.3.0.0 or later

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellECSbefore 4.3.0.0 or later4.3.0.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
DellObjectScalebefore 4.3.0.0 or later4.3.0.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
  • ECS VendorDell Affected before 4.3.0.0 or later Fixed in 4.3.0.0 or later Patch available CNA
  • ObjectScale VendorDell Affected before 4.3.0.0 or later Fixed in 4.3.0.0 or later Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1.0 to before 4.3.0.0VulnerableDell
cpe:2.3:a:dell:objectscale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.3.0.0VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1.0 to before 4.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:objectscale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ECS (Dell) Fixed in 4.3.0.0 or later
  • Fix · CNA ObjectScale (Dell) Fixed in 4.3.0.0 or later

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Dell ECS, ObjectScale — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-securit…

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-29362 Hard-coded credentials in Dell ECSPriority MEDIUM 48
    • TI-2026-27313 CSV injection in Dell ECSPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2025-28545 Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0…Priority LOW 25
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26946
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm85-wrgm-h2qc

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
See all 21 →

Sources

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