Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
CVE-2026-81438
LOWPre-NVD 3.73.7—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 3.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-09-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 3.7; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
3.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 3.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.7
- EG Score
- 3.7(high)
- EG Risk
- 17(Track)EG Risk 17/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity37% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 17, 2026
Last Modified
September 18, 2026
References (1)
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81438(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-09-18 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-17 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-17 14:35 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-17 11:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 10:54 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-17 10:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-81438?
CVE-2026-81438 is a low vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
When was CVE-2026-81438 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81438 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81438 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81438 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81438?
CVE-2026-81438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81438?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81438, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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