# CVE-2026-81442

Privilege-management flaw in Dell OpenManage allows low-priv remote privilege escalation.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-81442
- CVSS: 8.1
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.38% (percentile 31.8)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial (assessed 2026-09-17)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2026-09-17

## Affected versions

- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.10: affected < 11.1.0.3
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.4: affected < 11.1.0.3
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for SLES 15: affected < 11.1.0.3
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Ubuntu 22.04: affected < 11.1.0.3
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows: affected < 11.1.0.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Remote low-privileged attacker can elevate to administrative OMSA access, tamper configurations, and access or modify server management data.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply OMSA 11.1.0.3 patch, restrict OMSA network access, and audit logs.

## References

- [advisory] https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506586/dsa-2026-403-security-update-for-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-omsa-network-access-vulnerabilitiesv

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