What is CVE-2026-79687?

CVE-2026-79687 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerstore 1000t, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-79687?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell Powerstore 1000t

CVE-2026-79687

Dell PowerStore SDNAS contains a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Filesystem access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-09-01 · last modified 2026-10-02.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000497829/dsa-2026-330-dell-powerstore-t-secur… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79687?: CVE-2026-79687 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Powerstore 1000t, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-79687?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.