CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-05-12•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-40638Dell · Insightiq

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-250Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-12

Modified 2026-05-12

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

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-2026-40638

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Dell Insightiq"

All exposed Dell Insightiq instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Insightiq"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Insightiq" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-40638