CVE-2020-26191 Privilege escalation in PowerScale OneFS

High 7.8 Published Updated

A user with job engine privileges can escalate to highest RBAC level, allowing arbitrary data access, system tampering, or service denial.

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-2020-26191?

CVE-2020-26191 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 9 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS versions 8.1.0 - 9.1.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A user with ISI_PRIV_JOB_ENGINE may use the PermissionRepair job to grant themselves the highest level of RBAC privileges thus being able to read arbitrary data, tamper with system software or deny service to users.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26191?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26191?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26191 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-26191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qjvv-qc9h-394h.

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