PT-2026-40029 · Dell · Powerscale Insightiq

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-12 · CVE-2026-40638

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell PowerScale InsightIQ versions 5.0.0 through 6.2.0

Description An issue exists where code is executed with unnecessary privileges. A high privileged attacker with local access could exploit this to achieve elevation of privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-250

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40638

Affected Products

Powerscale Insightiq

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40638 · Security Note
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000463695/dsa-2026-208-security-update-for-dell-powerscale-insightiq-multiple-vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53510 · Telegram Post