CVE-2025-36591 Weak cryptography in Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
A high-privileged local attacker can exploit weak cryptography in Dell ECS to expose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-36591?
CVE-2025-36591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS), published on 16 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.4.0.0, contains an Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36591?
How do I fix CVE-2025-36591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfqv-f769-7m67.