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Improper locking in Dell OpenManage Enterprise bypasses protection

Priority LOW 20CWE-413Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Dell OpenManage Enterprise before 4.8.0 contains an improper resource locking flaw (CWE-413). A high privileged attacker with local access could exploit it to bypass a protection mechanism.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Improper Resource Locking vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00106 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenManage Enterprise (Dell): 4.8.0 or later

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
DellOpenManage Enterprisebefore 4.8.0 or later4.8.0 or laterPatch availableCNA
  • OpenManage Enterprise VendorDell Affected before 4.8.0 or later Fixed in 4.8.0 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:openmanage_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Dell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:openmanage_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Dell

Remediation

Dell OpenManage Enterprise 4.8.0 or later fixes this flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

  • Fix · CNA OpenManage Enterprise (Dell) Fixed in 4.8.0 or later

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    Dell OpenManage Enterprise — dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000523220/dsa-2026-467-securit…

    27 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 24 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-83090 OS command injection in Dell OpenManage EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2026-83035 OS command injection in Dell OpenManage EnterprisePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-83795 Dell OpenManage Enterprise OS Command InjectionPriority MEDIUM 41

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111498
  2. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-hfv9-p95r-w5gp

References

  • 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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