CVE-2026-40636 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-40636?

CVE-2026-40636 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40636?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Dell Objectscale.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell	Elastic Cloud Storage	>= 3.8.1.0, < 4.3.0.0
Dell	Objectscale	< 4.3.0.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-798

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-40636?

CVE-2026-40636 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 po...

How severe is CVE-2026-40636?

CVE-2026-40636 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40636?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Dell Objectscale.