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Dell PowerFlex CVE-2026-32657

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61135 HIGH
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61)
2026-08-18 security_alert@emc.com GHSA-h3gq-cx95-2rpp
7.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: emc
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Vendor (emc) PRIMARY
7.3 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.3 HIGH

Local attack vector with low-privilege account; user interaction required to trigger privileged file operation; full impact justified by unrestricted post-exploitation write to sensitive paths.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: emc

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Aug 18, 2026 - 19:04 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 18:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Dell AppSync Version 4.6.0.0, Dell Metro Node Version 8.0.0, Dell UCC Edge Version 3.0.1, Dell VxRail Version 8.0.322, Dell PowerMax Version 10.3.0, Dell Unity Version 5.4, Dell PowerFlex Manager Version 4.5.4, Dell PowerFlex Intelligent Catalog Versions 46.377.00 and 46.382.00 and Dell PowerFlex Rack version 4.5.4 and prior versions, contain(s) an UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

AnalysisAI

Symlink following vulnerability across nine Dell enterprise storage and infrastructure products enables a locally authenticated, low-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially achieving full system compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H). Affected platforms span Dell AppSync 4.6.0.0, Metro Node 8.0.0, UCC Edge 3.0.1, VxRail 8.0.322, PowerMax 10.3.0, Unity 5.4, PowerFlex Manager 4.5.4, PowerFlex Intelligent Catalog 46.377.00 and 46.382.00, and PowerFlex Rack 4.5.4 and prior. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires: (1) a valid low-privileged local account on the affected Dell appliance (PR:L from CVSS); (2) write access to a filesystem path monitored or used by a higher-privileged process; (3) user interaction (UI:R from CVSS), meaning a privileged user or daemon must perform a relevant file operation after the symlink is placed - exploitation cannot be triggered autonomously by the attacker alone. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (High) is driven by full C/I/A impact once exploitation succeeds, but the realistic risk is moderated by three key constraints: AV:L (requires physical or logical presence on the host), PR:L (requires an existing low-privileged account), and UI:R (requires a privileged user or process to perform a file operation, introducing a dependency on timing or social engineering). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Consult and apply the patches documented in Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-220 at https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000497857/dsa-2026-220-security-update-for-dell-product-vulnerability. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: audit access controls and restrict local shell access to Dell storage/infrastructure systems to privileged users only; document all systems running affected versions (AppSync 4.6.0.0, Metro Node 8.0.0, UCC Edge 3.0.1, VxRail 8.0.322, PowerMax 10.3.0, Unity 5.4, PowerFlex Manager 4.5.4, PowerFlex Intelligent Catalog 46.377.00 and 46.382.00, PowerFlex Rack 4.5.4 and prior). …

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