{"id":"CVE-2026-40636","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-40636","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:22:56.954Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2026-05-11T10:16:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["dell/elastic cloud storage","dell/objectscale"],"epss":{"score":0.00223,"percentile":0.12823,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000462117/dsa-2026-047-security-update-for-dell-ecs-and-objectscale-multiple-vulnerabilities-1","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40636","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}