CVE-2026-40636 PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell
Reserved: 14.04.2026 Published: 11.05.2026 Updated: 12.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Dell
Product	ECS
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.3.0.0 or later (excl.)

Vendor	Dell
Product	ObjectScale
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 4.3.0.0 or later (excl.)

References

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

Problem Types

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE