CVE-2026-70413: Dell Live Optics Collector hard-coded password vulnerability

CVE-2026-70413 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.6 · Published 2026-09-28

Dell Live Optics Collector, a monitoring and analytics tool for storage infrastructure, contains a hard-coded password vulnerability that allows low-privileged local attackers to gain unauthorized access. An attacker exploiting this flaw could expose sensitive information stored in or monitored by the system. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 27.2.13.310.

Technologies: Dell Live Optics Collector. Vendors: Dell.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-70413 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70413 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-70413?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.6, published 28 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Dell Live Optics Collector Prior to 27.2.13.310.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70413?
A patch was published on 2026-09-28: Version 27.2.13.310 or later Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-70413 attacked?
It is attacked with local access.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-70413?
Check whether you run Dell Live Optics Collector at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A hard-coded password vulnerability in Dell Live Optics Collector allows local attackers with low privileges to authenticate with elevated permissions. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to exploit; successful exploitation leads to information disclosure. Dell has patched this issue in version 27.2.13.310 and later.

Affected products

  • Dell Live Optics Collector Prior to 27.2.13.310

Timeline

  • 2026-09-28: disclosed
  • 2026-09-28: patched: Version 27.2.13.310 or later

References

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