Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2026· Updated May 12, 2026

CVE-2026-40638

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000463695/dsa-2026-208-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-insightiq-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdVendor Advisory

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