CVE-2026-40636
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0 contain a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for the attacker.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to data and system resources, potentially leading to serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update to the latest versions of Dell ECS and Dell ObjectScale to mitigate this vulnerability and conduct a security audit of the systems.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell ECS, Dell ObjectScale
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- CVE-2025-36591Medium
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.4.0.0, contain a Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.
- CVE-2026-35157Medium
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0 contain an improper neutralization of formula elements in a CSV File vulnerability in the UI. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to remote execution.
- CVE-2026-26946Medium
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0 contain an improper privilege management vulnerability in the OS. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
- CVE-2025-43992Medium
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0 contain an authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability in Geo replication. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to data in transit.
Original NVD description (English source)
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.
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