CVE-2026-40638

Published: May 12, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.7

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: security_alert@emc.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Dell: Insightiq

Dell

1 product

Insightiq

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Dell Insightiq	From 5.0.0 to 6.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

References (1)

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

Source: security_alert@emc.com

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