CVE-2025-26481 Denial of service in PowerScale OneFS

High 7.5 Published 15 May 2025 Updated 16 May 2025

A remote unprivileged attacker can cause denial of service in Dell PowerScale OneFS via uncontrolled resource consumption.

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-2025-26481?

CVE-2025-26481 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell Powerscale Onefs, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.4.0.0 through 9.9.0.0, contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. A remote unprivileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26481?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Powerscale Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2025-26481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dell Powerscale Onefs vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w2f5-45xv-7r8h.