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CVE-2026-40636

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-40636
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Reserved
2026-04-14 16:10 UTC
Published
2026-05-11 08:57 UTC
Last updated
2026-05-12 03:55 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-798
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vendor / Product
Dell / ECS
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Dell ECS 0 < 4.3.0.0 or later
Dell ObjectScale 0 < 4.3.0.0 or later
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-798 cna CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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