Dell OpenManage Server Administrator up to 11.1.0.2 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-81481. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Filesystem access for attacker.

The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-81481 since 08/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 09/17/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 11.1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• Dell

Name

• OpenManage Server Administrator

Version

• 6.4.0
• 7.1.0.1
• 7.3.0
• 8.2
• 9.1.0.3
• 9.2.0.3
• 9.2.0.4
• 9.5
• 10.3.0.1
• 11.0.0.1
• 11.0.0.2
• 11.0.1.0
• 11.0.1.1
• 11.1.0.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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