Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2026-40636
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity hard-coded credentials in ECS from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | ECS | 0 – before 4.3.0.0 or later |
| Dell | ObjectScale | 0 – before 4.3.0.0 or later |
Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H