Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-79686

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in PowerStore 1000T from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Dell PowerStore 500T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 1000T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 1200T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 3000T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 3200Q 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 3200T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 5000T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 5200Q 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 5200T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 7000T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 9000T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 9200T 0 – before 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
Dell PowerStore 500T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 1000T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 1200T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 3000T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 3200Q 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 3200T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 5000T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 5200Q 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 5200T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 7000T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 9000T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
Dell PowerStore 9200T 0 – before 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later

Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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