VDB-397635 · CVE-2026-79683 · GCVE-0-2026-79683

Dell PowerStore protection mechanism

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9.4	$5k-$25k	0.51+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerStore. It has been rated as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in protection mechanism. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-79683. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerStore (version unknown). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem paths.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79683 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2026).

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

Vendor

Dell

Name

PowerStore

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.9
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (dell): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Protection mechanism
CWE: CWE-693
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
09/01/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-79683 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-397635

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2026 15:25
Changes: 09/01/2026 15:25 (59)
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