CVE-2026-26947 Privilege escalation in ECS
A local high-privileged attacker can exploit improper privilege management in Dell ECS to elevate privileges.
- 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-2026-26947?
CVE-2026-26947 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell 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 Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-26947?
How do I fix CVE-2026-26947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-26947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-26947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99gj-93j7-9323.