CVE-2026-79684
Authenticated low-priv user can escalate to admin on Dell PowerStore.
Is CVE-2026-79684 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79684 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79684?
CVE-2026-79684 is rated High. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-79684?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-79684. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-79684 affect?
CVE-2026-79684 affects Dell PowerStore appliances, PowerStore OS/firmware. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79684?
Apply Dell PowerStore security update from vendor advisory immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
An authenticated low-privileged user can bypass protections to gain administrative privileges on PowerStore, enabling data access, config changes, or disruption.
Patch when possible
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
- affected< 4.1.0.6-2771237 or later
- affected< 4.3.1.2-2771239 or later
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.