# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mmh3-9rwx-pch9

## 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 (Use of Default Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22273?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40636/): Hardcoded credentials in ECS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-8021](https://insights.sbomify.com/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 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-26476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26476/): Hardcoded credentials in ECS (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-51540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51540/): Integer overflow in ECS (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-28261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28261/): Information disclosure in Elastic Cloud Storage (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell ObjectScale. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.