CVE-2026-79684: CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure in Dell PowerStore 500T
Description
Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Dell
PowerStore 500T
Dell
PowerStore 1000T
Dell
PowerStore 1200T
Dell
PowerStore 3000T
Dell
PowerStore 3200Q
Dell
PowerStore 3200T
Dell
PowerStore 5000T
Dell
PowerStore 5200Q
Dell
PowerStore 5200T
Dell
PowerStore 7000T
Dell
PowerStore 9000T
Dell
PowerStore 9200T
Dell
PowerStore 500T
Dell
PowerStore 1000T
Dell
PowerStore 1200T
Dell
PowerStore 3000T
Dell
PowerStore 3200Q
Dell
PowerStore 3200T
Dell
PowerStore 5000T
Dell
PowerStore 5200Q
Dell
PowerStore 5200T
Dell
PowerStore 7000T
Dell
PowerStore 9000T
Dell
PowerStore 9200T
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79684 is a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in Dell PowerStore 500T. It enables an authenticated user with limited privileges to bypass access controls and gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-693 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No remediation level or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited authenticated access could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and escalate their privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to trusted users and monitor for unusual privilege escalation activities.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T12:04:33.629Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a96d8afacd9273b49c6bf3a
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 13:52:47 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 11:51:44 UTC
Last updated: 10/15/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 77
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