CVE-2026-61421
9.8 CRITICALPublished 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-08
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- The flaw involves hard-coded credentials in Dell Container Storage Modules, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation is relatively straightforward for attackers with remote access, as no authentication is required.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, this could lead to full control over the storage system, potentially compromising data and operations.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to version 1.18.0 or later.
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NVD description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-798
Vendors
dell
Products
container storage modules
All references
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