CVE-2026-81478

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: 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 Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
32%
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-2026-81478(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 17× in last 7d / 17× 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. 2026-09-19 07:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 04:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-18 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 04:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 04:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 13:52 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-17 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 12:20 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-17 11:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-17 11:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81478?
CVE-2026-81478 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 Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.
When was CVE-2026-81478 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81478 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-2026-81478 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81478 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 67.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81478?
CVE-2026-81478 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81478?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81478, 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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