What is CVE-2026-81048?

CVE-2026-81048 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Thinos, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-81048?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

RCE in Dell Thinos

CVE-2026-81048

Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to 2605_10.2616, contain an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote Code execution

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2026-09-10 · last modified 2026-09-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000502746/dsa-2026-389-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81048?: CVE-2026-81048 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Thinos, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-81048?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.