CVE-2026-22271 Information disclosure in ObjectScale
Unauthenticated remote attackers can expose sensitive information due to cleartext transmission in Dell ECS and ObjectScale.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22271?
CVE-2026-22271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell ObjectScale, published on 23 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell ECS, versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7, and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.2.0.0, contains a Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22271?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Dell Objectscale.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-22271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell ObjectScale
- 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-4v9q-rfjv-2646.