CVE-2026-22273 Hardcoded credentials in ObjectScale
A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit default OS credentials in Dell ECS and ObjectScale to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-22273?
CVE-2026-22273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell ObjectScale, published on 23 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the 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 4.2.0.0, contains an Use of Default Credentials vulnerability in the OS. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-1392
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22273?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Dell Objectscale.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-22273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-22273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22273 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-2025-26476 Hardcoded credentials in ECS
- CVE-2024-51540 Integer overflow in ECS
- CVE-2026-28261 Information disclosure in Elastic Cloud Storage
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmh3-9rwx-pch9.