8.8

CVE-2026-26359: dell powermax External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 19-02-2026Last modified 26-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-26359 is a high (CVSS 8.8) External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in dell powermax. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · +0.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, version(s) 10.2, contain(s) an External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the ability to overwrite arbitrary files.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.18 pp

From 0.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links