CVE-2026-40636 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-40636

Vendor Dell
Product ECS
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published May 11, 2026
Last update May 12, 2026

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 11, 2026 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated