Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-67269

Critical 9.9

In plain English

A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in Container Storage Modules (CSM) from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Operator, versions prior to 1.18.0 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the ContainerStorageModule Custom Resource reconciler. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges and gaining root-level access on cluster nodes.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	Container Storage Modules (CSM)	0 – before 1.18.0 or later

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-security-update-for-dell-container-storage-modules-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9 vendor-advisory