CVE-2026-67269

Dell Container Storage Modules: privilege escalation

Risk score: 68/100
CVSS: 9.9 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days): 0.5%
Published: 6 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is: Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Operator, versions prior to 1.18.0 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the ContainerStorageModule Custom Resource reconciler. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges and gaining root-l…
Affected: Dell Container Storage Modules before 1.18.0
Fix: Upgrade Dell Container Storage Modules to 1.18.0 or later.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

CVSS 9.9 critical

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-security-update-for-dell-container-storage-modules-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9

Original description

Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Operator, versions prior to 1.18.0 contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the ContainerStorageModule Custom Resource reconciler. A low privileged remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to escalation of privileges and gaining root-level access on cluster nodes.

Last activity 6 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.