Medium severity · published Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2026-21422
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.10.0.0 through 9.13.1.0, contains an external control of system or configuration setting vulnerability
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.10.0.0 through 9.13.1.0, contains an external control of system or configuration setting vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
PowerScale OneFS · Dell
9.11.0.0 through 9.12.0.1 before 9.13.0.0 or later; 9.10.0.0 through 9.10.1.5 before 9.10.1.6 or later · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21422
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21422
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-sg/000432452/dsa-2026-038-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-onefs-multiple-vulnerabilities
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