Findings

CVE-2026-40636

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.

Published May 11, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · dell elastic cloud storage

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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe dell/elastic cloud storageversion unspecified
  • cpe dell/objectscaleversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40636

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-40636

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References