Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain foothold on adjacent cluster network
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DeliveryReach unauthenticated TenantService gRPC endpoint
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ExploitInvoke tenant-creation/role APIs without auth
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ExecutionInject cross-tenant roles and flip access-control flags
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ImpactObtain unauthorized cross-tenant storage access
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the Dell CSM csm-authorization (authorization-tenant) module is deployed and its gRPC TenantService is reachable, and that the attacker occupies the adjacent network (AV:A) - typically a compromised workload/pod or host on the same Kubernetes cluster network or storage-management segment as CSM; it is not routable from the public internet. No authentication is needed (PR:N per the vendor CVSS vector, consistent with CWE-306 Missing Authentication) and no user interaction (UI:N), so against a reachable, unpatched (pre-1.18.0) deployment there are no further prerequisites. The primary limiting factors are network segmentation/isolation of the CSM control plane and whether the authorization-tenant module is actually in use; environments that do not deploy CSM authorization or that firewall the gRPC service off from untrusted pods are not exposed. |
| Impact | Multiple signals point to a moderate, not top-tier, priority. The vendor-supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N = 7.1 High) indicates an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network can exploit a missing authentication check (CWE-306) with low complexity, yielding high integrity impact (unauthorized tenant creation, cross-tenant role injection, modification of storage access-control flags) but only low confidentiality and no availability impact. The adjacency constraint (AV:A) is the single most important risk-limiting factor: this is not internet-wide remotely exploitable, so exposure is confined to attackers who already have a foothold on the same Kubernetes cluster network or storage-management segment. No EPSS score was provided in the input, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so there is no evidence of active or opportunistic exploitation. The combination - High integrity impact but adjacent-only reach, no KEV, no POC - suggests this is a 'patch in normal cycle for affected environments' issue rather than an emergency. Key missing data: no EPSS probability and no SSVC decision values were supplied, so automatability and exploitation-maturity cannot be independently weighed; prioritization should rest on whether Dell CSM authorization module is actually deployed and how segmented the cluster network is. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has gained a position on the adjacent network (e.g., a compromised pod or workload on the same Kubernetes cluster/management segment as Dell CSM) sends unauthenticated gRPC requests directly to the csm-authorization-tenant TenantService. Because the service performs no authentication, the attacker creates rogue tenant entities and injects roles across tenant boundaries, then flips storage access-control flags to grant themselves access to other tenants' storage. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but the missing-auth nature makes exploitation straightforward for anyone who can reach the service port. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
Missing authentication in the csm-authorization-tenant gRPC service (TenantService) shipped with Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) allows an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network to create tenant entities, inject roles across tenant boundaries, and modify storage access-control flags on any deployment running CSM authorization prior to 1.18.0. The flaw is rated CVSS 7.1 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N) reflecting high integrity impact with no authentication and no user interaction required, though it is only reachable from an adjacent network segment rather than the public internet. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing; multiple signals point to a moderate, not top-tier, priority, with exposure concentrated in clusters that actually deploy the CSM authorization module and do not segment its gRPC control plane from untrusted pods or hosts.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Dell Container Storage Modules to version 1.18.0 or later, which supersedes all affected pre-1.18.0 releases, following Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-448 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-security-update-for-dell-container-storage-modules-multiple-vulnerabilities). Where immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls should target the fact that the gRPC TenantService is unauthenticated but only reachable from an adjacent network: apply Kubernetes NetworkPolicies (or equivalent segmentation) that permit connections to the csm-authorization-tenant gRPC endpoint only from the CSM authorization controller and explicitly trusted namespaces/pods, which blocks the AV:A attack path but requires maintaining an accurate allowlist and may break legitimate clients if misconfigured. If the csm-authorization module is not actively used, disable/undeploy it to remove the attack surface entirely, though this removes tenant-level storage access control for the cluster; otherwise restrict cluster scheduling so untrusted or multi-tenant workloads cannot co-reside on the same network segment as the CSM control plane, accepting reduced workload placement flexibility. Monitor CSM authorization logs for unexpected tenant creation or role-binding changes, since the missing-authentication condition means such actions would not be preceded by a legitimate login event.
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Dell Container Storage Modules provide CSI-based storage integration for Kubernetes, and the csm-authorization component implements storage access control through a multi-tenant model in which a TenantService gRPC endpoint handles tenant and role management. The root cause is CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function: the TenantService fails to require or validate authentication for privileged tenant-administration RPCs, so any client that can reach the gRPC interface can invoke them. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N confirms the attacker must be positioned on the adjacent network (AV:A) but needs no credentials (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), with impact scoped to the vulnerable component and dominated by integrity (I:H) - unauthorized creation of tenant objects, cross-tenant role injection, and tampering with the storage access-control flags that govern which workloads can mount or access protected volumes. Confidentiality impact is limited (C:L) and availability is unaffected (A:N). This is consistent with the independent assessment that exploitation requires the csm-authorization (authorization-tenant) module to be deployed and its gRPC TenantService reachable from a compromised workload/pod or host on the same cluster or storage-management segment; it is not exploit-on-the-internet.
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AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Adjacent gRPC service with no authentication (AV:A, AC:L, PR:N, UI:N); high integrity from cross-tenant role/flag tampering, low confidentiality exposure, no availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: dell
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM), versions prior to 1.18.0, contains a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the csm-authorization-tenant gRPC service (TenantService). An unauthenticated adjacent network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized creation of tenant entities, cross-tenant role injection, and modification of storage access control flags.
Executive ViewAI
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) authorization ships a tenant-facing gRPC service that accepts requests without authentication, letting anyone with access to the adjacent network segment create tenants, assign roles across tenant boundaries, and alter storage access-control settings on any deployment running CSM authorization prior to 1.18.0. Because the flaw is reachable without credentials from an adjacent network, the practical exposure is concentrated in clusters that deploy the CSM authorization module and do not isolate its gRPC control plane from untrusted pods or hosts. The absence of a vendor patch means affected platform and storage teams must treat this as a governance and segregation-of-duties risk to multi-tenant storage isolation until remediation guidance is issued.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: segment the csm-authorization-tenant gRPC control plane so it is unreachable from untrusted pods, hosts, or adjacent network segments; restrict the service to trusted management namespaces and hosts via network policy or firewall rules; disable or uninstall the CSM authorization module where it is not required; enforce mTLS or service-mesh authentication on the gRPC endpoint; audit existing tenants, role bindings, and storage access-control flags for unauthorized changes; and enable alerting on tenant creation and cross-tenant role assignment. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Note the flaw is unauthenticated and reachable from an adjacent network, so exposure is limited to clusters that actually deploy the CSM authorization module without control-plane segmentation.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Privilege escalation in Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Operator versions prior to 1.18.0 allows an authenticated,
Improper TLS certificate validation in the Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) proxy-server component - all versions pr
EUVD-2026-93461
GHSA-mv3c-r45j-34f2
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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