Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.10.1.6/9.11.0.0/9.12.0.1 privileges assignment
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.10.1.6/9.11.0.0/9.12.0.1 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-21425. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.10.1.6/9.11.0.0/9.12.0.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions prior to 9.10.1.6 and versions 9.11.0.0 through 9.12.0.1, contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-21425 since 12/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/05/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0520). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Dell PowerScale OneFS
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.dell.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges assignmentCWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/24/2025 CVE reserved03/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/04/2026 VulDB entry created
03/05/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: dell.comAdvisory: dsa-2026-038
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-21425 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-348716
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0520 - Dell PowerScale OneFS: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 03/04/2026 14:28Updated: 03/05/2026 09:36
Changes: 03/04/2026 14:28 (62), 03/05/2026 01:46 (11), 03/05/2026 09:36 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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