CVE-2026-40636

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:objectscale::::::::

History

12 May 2026, 17:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:dell:objectscale:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage::::::::
References	~~() https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vulnerabilities-1 -~~	() https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vulnerabilities-1 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Dell Dell elastic Cloud Storage Dell objectscale

11 May 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-11 10:16

Updated : 2026-05-12 17:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-40636

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40636

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40636

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Products Affected

dell

elastic_cloud_storage
objectscale

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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