Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-81474 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81474 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-81474?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 17 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prior to 11.1.0.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-81474?
- 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-2026-81474 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-81474?
- Check whether you run Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 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
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions prior to 11.1.0.3 contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-81474) in proprietary code. A low-privileged attacker with local access to the system can exploit this memory corruption issue to trigger elevation of privileges. The vulnerability allows an attacker to overwrite memory on the heap, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. The fix is available in version 11.1.0.3 and later.
Affected products
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prior to 11.1.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-09-17: disclosed
- 2026-09-17: advisory