Dell PowerStore 500T argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerStore 500T, PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 1200T, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 3200Q, PowerStore 3200T, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 5200Q, PowerStore 5200T, PowerStore 7000T, PowerStore 9000T and PowerStore 9200T. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in argument injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-79685. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerStore 500T, PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 1200T, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 3200Q, PowerStore 3200T, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 5200Q, PowerStore 5200T, PowerStore 7000T, PowerStore 9000T and PowerStore 9200T. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerStore contains an Argument Injection vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive sensitive system information.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79685 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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 09/01/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2026-79685 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-397689

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2026 17:01
Changes: 09/01/2026 17:01 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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