Improper certificate validation in Dell CSM proxy-server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) before 1.18.0 contains improper certificate validation in the proxy-server component (CWE-295). An unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network could potentially exploit this flaw to expose storage backend administrator credentials.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) versions prior to 1.18.0, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the proxy-server component. An unauthenticated adjacent network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure of storage backend administrator credentials.
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
Upgrade Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) to 1.18.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Container Storage Modules (CSM) (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 (CSM) — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-securit…
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-68461 Privilege escalation in Dell CSM Operator gives root on cluster nodesPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-68474 Missing authentication in Dell Container Storage ModulesPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67270
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-h6p7-jcc3-8xrx
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More Dell Container Storage Modules vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68460 Missing authentication in Dell Container Storage Modules CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-67270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6p7-jcc3-8xrx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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