CVE-2026-28261

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-08 · updated 2026-07-24
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, version 3.8.1.7 and prior, and Dell ObjectScale, versions prior to 4.1.0.3 and version 4.2.0.0, contains an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to secret exposure. The attacker may be able to use the exposed secret to access the vulnerable system with privileges of the compromised account.

Affected products

EMC Elastic Cloud Storage all versions prior to 3.1: before 4.2.0.1 — fixed in 4.2.0.1
Dell ObjectScale: before 4.1.0.3; 4.2.0.0 — fixed in 4.1.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: EMC Elastic Cloud Storage all versions prior to 3.1 4.2.0.1; Dell ObjectScale 4.1.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000449325/dsa-2026-143-security-update-for-dell-objectscale-prior-to-4-1-0-3-and-4-2-0-0-insertion-of-sensitive-information-into-log-file-vulnerability

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