# CVE-2026-76111: Privilege escalation in PowerStore 1000T

> An authenticated low-privilege attacker can invoke administrator-only operations in Dell PowerStore, resulting in privilege escalation.

- **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:** 1 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rfj-pjgc-mv6h

## What is CVE-2026-76111?

CVE-2026-76111 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore 1000T, published on 1 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PowerStore contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to invoke administrator-only operations, leading to privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76111?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerstoreos.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-76111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-76111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStore 1000T

- [CVE-2026-58574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58574/): Missing authorization in PowerStore 1000T (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26869/): Information disclosure in PowerStore (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-79687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79687/): Missing authorization in PowerStore 1000T (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-32478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32478/): Information disclosure in PowerStore (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-58567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58567/): Command injection in PowerStore 1000T (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-76111 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerStore 1000T, published on 1 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-2026-76111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerStore 1000T. 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-2026-76111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76111/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76111

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76111/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.