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CVE-2026-40638: dell insightiq Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-05-2026Last modified 13-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40638 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in dell insightiq. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell PowerScale InsightIQ, versions 5.0.0 through 6.2.0, contains an execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.12% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

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