CVE•Published 2026-05-11•Modified 2026-05-12•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40636Dell · Elastic_cloud_storage
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Dell ECS versions 3.8.1.0 through 3.8.1.7 and Dell ObjectScale versions prior to 4.3.0.0, contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-11
Modified 2026-05-12
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-40636Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Dell Elastic Cloud Storage"All exposed Dell Elastic Cloud Storage instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Elastic Cloud Storage"HTTP body or banner mentions "Elastic Cloud Storage" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40636Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40636Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-40636Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40636GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40636" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-40636 on GitHub.