# CVE-2026-26950: Privilege escalation in SmartFabric Manager

> A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit insufficient data verification in Dell SmartFabric Manager to elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6j7-8999-3x43

## What is CVE-2026-26950?

CVE-2026-26950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric Manager, published on 17 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell SmartFabric Manager, versions prior to 2.2.1, contains an Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-26950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Smartfabric Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-26950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-26950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-26950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell SmartFabric Manager

- [CVE-2026-54471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54471/): Missing authorization in SmartFabric Manager (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-26950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-26950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SmartFabric Manager, published on 17 Sep 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-2026-26950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell SmartFabric Manager. 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-2026-26950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26950/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.