# CVE-2026-56090: Privilege escalation in ObjectScale

> A local low-privileged attacker can exploit an uncontrolled search path element in Dell ObjectScale to elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f5v9-7r7w-6p6v

## What is CVE-2026-56090?

CVE-2026-56090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell ObjectScale, published on 17 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell ObjectScale, versions prior to 4.3.0.1, contain(s) an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56090?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Objectscale.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-56090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-56090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell ObjectScale

- [CVE-2026-70416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70416/): Deserialization in ObjectScale (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-43936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43936/): Auth bypass in ObjectScale (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-56686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56686/): Command injection in ObjectScale (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-59910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59910/): Command injection in ObjectScale (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-56685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56685/): Command injection in ObjectScale (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-56090 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-56090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell ObjectScale, published on 17 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56090 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-2026-56090/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56090/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56090
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56090
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56090

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56090/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.