CVE-2022-31231 Missing authorization in ECS
Remote unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized read access to data in Dell ECS due to improper access control in the IAM module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31231?
CVE-2022-31231 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell ECS, published on 22 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell ECS, versions 3.5 and 3.6, contain an Improper Access Control in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) module. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to gaining read access to unauthorized data.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Elastic Cloud Storage.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-31231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell ECS
- CVE-2026-40636 Hardcoded credentials in ECS
- CVE-2017-8021 EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) before 3.1 is affected by an undocumented account vulnerability that could potentially be leveraged by malic
- CVE-2026-22273 Hardcoded credentials in ObjectScale
- CVE-2025-26476 Hardcoded credentials in ECS
- CVE-2024-51540 Integer overflow in ECS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2g3-wfq2-3g8v.