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TI-2026-73992 Aliases CVE-2026-35161GHSA-xv7g-4hgg-vmr5

Overly restrictive account lockout in Dell PowerScale InsightIQ

Priority LOW 30CWE-645Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ versions 5.2.0 through 6.3.0 contain an overly restrictive account lockout mechanism (CWE-645). An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, versions 5.2.0 through 6.3.0, contains an Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PowerScale InsightIQ (Dell): 6.4.0 or later

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DellPowerScale InsightIQbefore 6.4.0 or later6.4.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
  • PowerScale InsightIQ VendorDell Affected before 6.4.0 or later Fixed in 6.4.0 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:insightiq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:insightiq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Dell

Remediation

Update Dell PowerScale InsightIQ to version 6.4.0 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA PowerScale InsightIQ (Dell) Fixed in 6.4.0 or later

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    Dell PowerScale InsightIQ — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000518964/dsa-2026-439-securit…

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-74059 SQL injection in Dell PowerScale InsightIQ enables denial of servicePriority LOW 26
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35161
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-xv7g-4hgg-vmr5
  3. 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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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