Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-81478 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-81478 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-81478?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, 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-2026-81478?
- 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-2026-81478 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-81478?
- 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
CVE-2026-81478 is a hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions before 11.1.0.3. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this weakness to decrypt protected communications or forge authentication tokens, bypassing authentication mechanisms entirely. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and no prior authentication. Successful exploitation grants unauthorized access to the management interface, allowing an attacker to reconfigure systems, extract sensitive data, or launch further attacks. Dell has released patches 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