CVE-2026-40636

Use of Hard‑Coded Credentials in Dell ECS and ObjectScale Allows Local File System Access

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell elastic Cloud Storage
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dell:elastic_cloud_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dell:objectscale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dell elastic Cloud Storage
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell
Dell ecs
Dell objectscale
Vendors & Products Dell
Dell ecs
Dell objectscale
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use of Hard‑Coded Credentials in Dell ECS and ObjectScale Allows Local File System Access
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
May 12, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Apr 14, 2026, 4:10 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 6:10 PM