CVE-2026-79683: High severity Dell PowerStore vulnerability
Published Sep 1, 2026
·Updated
Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem paths.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Dell PowerStore
Event History
Sep 1, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:01 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
An attacker needs to be authenticated to Dell PowerStore and have limited privileges. No user interaction is required.
2
What could successful exploitation allow?
Successful exploitation could allow the authenticated attacker to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary filesystem paths. The supplied severity vector indicates potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.