CVE-2026-81440

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-403: Security Update for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Network Access Vulnerabilities | Dell US

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81440(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 16× in last 7d / 16× 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.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-20 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 18:36 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-19 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-18 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-18 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-17 12:10 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-17 11:39 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-17 11:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81440?
CVE-2026-81440 is a high vulnerability published on September 17, 2026. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
When was CVE-2026-81440 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81440 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-2026-81440 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81440 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 75.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81440?
CVE-2026-81440 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81440?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81440, 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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