Privilege escalation in Dell Ecs
CVE-2026-26946
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Dell Ecs — versions 0
- Dell Elastic Cloud Storage
- Dell Objectscale — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-26946?
- CVE-2026-26946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Ecs, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-26946?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.