CVE-2026-40638

Published: May 12, 2026

Modified: May 13, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.7

MEDIUM

Description

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, versions 5.0.0 through 6.2.0, contains an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	PowerScale InsightIQ	affected `0 - < 6.3.0 or later`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-250

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000463695/dsa-2026-208-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-insightiq-multiple-vulnerabilities

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CVE-2026-40638

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References