Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79683 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79683 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79683?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 1 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell PowerStore.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79683?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-79683 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79683?
- Check whether you run Dell PowerStore. 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
This is a protection mechanism failure vulnerability (CVE-2026-79683) affecting Dell PowerStore. An authenticated user with limited privileges can bypass filesystem access controls and write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary paths on the system. The vulnerability requires valid authentication credentials but no elevated privileges, and operates over the network. A successful exploit allows an attacker to modify critical system files, inject malicious code, or corrupt data, potentially leading to full system compromise. A security patch has been released by Dell (DSA-2026-330).
Affected products
- Dell PowerStore
Timeline
- 2026-09-01: disclosed