CVE-2020-26181 Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS
A compadmin user with specific privileges can escalate to root on Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale clusters running in SmartLock Compliance mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-26181?
CVE-2020-26181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 5 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability on a SmartLock Compliance mode cluster. The compadmin user connecting using ISI PRIV LOGIN SSH or ISI PRIV LOGIN CONSOLE can elevate privileges to the root user if they have ISI PRIV HARDENING privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26181?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Emc Isilon Onefs, Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-26181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qqx-5fph-qx4j.