Dell ECS/ObjectScale privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Dell ECS and ObjectScale. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-26947. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell ECS and ObjectScale (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.4.0.0, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-26947 since 02/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required 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 09/16/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/16/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +211 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-26947 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-26947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405997

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 17:28
Changes: 09/16/2026 17:28 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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