CVE-2026-21422: CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting in Dell PowerScale OneFS
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-21422 is a vulnerability in Dell PowerScale OneFS (versions 9.10.0.0 through 9.13.1.0) involving external control of system or configuration settings (CWE-15). A high privileged local attacker could exploit this to bypass protection mechanisms. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L), reflecting low severity with limited integrity and availability impact and requiring high privileges and local access.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a high privileged local attacker to potentially bypass protection mechanisms, which could lead to limited integrity and availability impacts. Confidentiality is not affected. The low CVSS score and requirement for high privileges and local access limit the overall risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users with high privileges to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-21422: CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting in Dell PowerScale OneFS
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 v3.1
Score 3.4low
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-21422 is a vulnerability in Dell PowerScale OneFS (versions 9.10.0.0 through 9.13.1.0) involving external control of system or configuration settings (CWE-15). A high privileged local attacker could exploit this to bypass protection mechanisms. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L), reflecting low severity with limited integrity and availability impact and requiring high privileges and local access.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a high privileged local attacker to potentially bypass protection mechanisms, which could lead to limited integrity and availability impacts. Confidentiality is not affected. The low CVSS score and requirement for high privileges and local access limit the overall risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict local access to trusted users with high privileges to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-24T16:33:47.095Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69a8311cd1a09e29cb391c00
Added to database: 3/4/2026, 1:18:20 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:08:26 AM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 4:11:41 PM
Views: 99
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