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TI-2026-21433 Aliases CVE-2026-26947GHSA-99gj-93j7-9323

Improper privilege management in Dell ECS

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 4.4.0.0, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. 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 0.00152 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ECS (Dell): 4.4.0.0 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 4.4.0.0 or later4.4.0.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
  • ECS VendorDell Affected before 4.4.0.0 or later Fixed in 4.4.0.0 or later Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Dell

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ECS (Dell) Fixed in 4.4.0.0 or later

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26947
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99gj-93j7-9323

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-18287 Hard-coded credentials in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-04636 Dell dbutil_2_3.sys driver contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-24909 OS command injection in Dell Unity CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01121 Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8, versions prior to 2.52.52.52, contain CGI injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-09565 The Treck TCP/IP stack before 6.0.1.66 has an IPv6 Out-of-bounds Read. KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-08298 Improper authentication in Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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