CVE-2026-40636

Published: May 11, 2026

Modified: May 12, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	ECS	affected `0 - < 4.3.0.0 or later`
Dell	ObjectScale	affected `0 - < 4.3.0.0 or later`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vulnerabilities-1

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CVE-2026-40636

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References