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CVE-2026-40636

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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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-11 10:16:13.623000
Last modified
2026-10-26 18:10:00.173000
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  "published": "2026-05-11T10:16:13.623",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:10:00.173",
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