Dell Container Storage Modules up to 1.18.0 Authorization hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Dell Container Storage Modules up to 1.18.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Authorization. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-61421. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell Container Storage Modules up to 1.18.0. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) an Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in the CSM Authorization. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-61421 since 07/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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