Missing authentication in Dell Container Storage Modules
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, are affected. A critical function lacks authentication (CWE-306), so an unauthenticated attacker with remote access can potentially gain elevated privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
Upgrade Dell Container Storage Modules to 1.18.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Container Storage Modules (Dell) Fixed in 1.18.0 or later
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Dell Container Storage Modules — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-securit…
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-68458 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Container Storage ModulesPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-68457 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Container Storage Modules csm-docsPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-68464 Template injection in Dell Container Storage ModulesPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63692
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-jg8j-mg3m-p3v4
- 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Dell Container Storage Modules vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68459 Missing authentication in Dell Container Storage Modules gRPC server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-68458 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Container Storage Modules CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-68457 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Container Storage Modules csm-docs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-15325 OS command injection in Dell Container Storage Modules CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-68464 Template injection in Dell Container Storage Modules CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-68461 Privilege escalation in Dell CSM Operator gives root on cluster nodes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-63692 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63692 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jg8j-mg3m-p3v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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