What is CVE-2026-40638?

CVE-2026-40638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Insightiq, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-40638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Insightiq

CVE-2026-40638

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, versions 5.0.0 through 6.2.0, contains an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of pr…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Dell Insightiq
Dell Powerscale Insightiq — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40638?: CVE-2026-40638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Insightiq, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-40638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.