CVE-2026-79940 | BDVDB-2026-365191 Detail

DelliDRAC9

Description#

Dell iDRAC9, 14G versions prior to 7.00.00.182 and 15G/16G versions prior to 7.20.30.50, contains an Improper Access Control vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to gaining access to unauthorized data.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000502514/dsa-2026-374-security-update-for-dell-idrac9-vulnerability

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-26Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-26
Last modified: 2026-08-26

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: iDRAC9

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

5.9 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 22.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Improper Access Control

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 7.20.30.50 or later
Fixed
7.20.30.50 or later
Vulnerable
< 7.00.00.182 or later
Fixed
7.00.00.182 or later

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.9 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).