CVE-2026-40638 Privilege escalation in PowerScale InsightIQ

Medium 6.7 Published 12 May 2026 Updated 13 May 2026

A local high-privileged attacker can exploit unnecessary privileges in Dell PowerScale InsightIQ to elevate their access rights.

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-2026-40638?

CVE-2026-40638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, published on 12 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, versions 5.0.0 through 6.2.0, contains an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40638?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Insightiq.

How do I fix CVE-2026-40638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-40638 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40638 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pfg9-wgjh-92j7.