CVE-2026-26033: Dell UPS Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affects Dell UPS Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Inc.UPS Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2026-26033, organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Immediately restrict write permissions on all directories in the system drive, especially those included in the executable search path, to prevent unauthorized placement of malicious executables. 2) Monitor and audit file system changes in directories that are part of the search path to detect suspicious activity. 3) Apply any vendor-supplied patches or updates for the UPS Multi-UPS Management Console as soon as they become available. 4) If patches are not yet available, consider isolating or limiting the use of the affected software version and restrict access to trusted administrators only. 5) Employ application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executables from running. 6) Educate system administrators about the risks of unquoted search path vulnerabilities and encourage secure software deployment practices, including verifying that executable paths are properly quoted. 7) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify and respond to privilege escalation attempts. 8) Regularly review and harden system configurations to minimize the attack surface related to privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
Description
UPS Multi-UPS Management Console (MUMC) version 01.06.0001 (A03) contains an Unquoted Search Path or Element (CWE-428) vulnerability, which allows a user with write access to a directory on the system drive to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.