Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Uncontrolled search path handling in Dell ObjectScale before 4.3.0.1 allows local users with low privileges to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed the affected file, executable or library, search-path element, or operation that resolves it. Exploitation requires local access, low privileges, and user interaction, after which the attacker gains elevated privileges within the affected system.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Dell ObjectScale before 4.3.0.1 allows local users with low privileges to elevate privileges. Dell has not disclosed the affected file, executable or library, search-path element, or operation that resolves it. Exploitation requires local access, low privileges, and user interaction, after which the attacker gains elevated privileges within the affected system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-56090
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- ObjectScale
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <4.3.0.1 or later
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