Dell Container Storage Modules up to 2.16.0 os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell Container Storage Modules up to 2.16.0 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-40711. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell Container Storage Modules up to 2.16.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Dell Container Storage Modules, version(s) csi-powerstore v2.16.0, csi-unity v2.16.0, csi-powerflex v2.16.0, csi-powermax v2.16.0, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Command execution.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40711 since 04/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/26/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Dell

Name

• Container Storage Modules

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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