Unauthorized access via hard-coded cryptographic key
Published Sep 17, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator before 11.1.0.3 allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. Dell has not disclosed the component that embeds the key, the protected operation that accepts it, or how the key is exposed to requests. Exploitation requires unauthenticated network access to the OMSA service and results in unauthorized access; Dell reports no further scope.
Summary
What happened
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator before 11.1.0.3 allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. Dell has not disclosed the component that embeds the key, the protected operation that accepts it, or how the key is exposed to requests. Exploitation requires unauthenticated network access to the OMSA service and results in unauthorized access; Dell reports no further scope.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-81478
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node
- Classifications
- CWE-321
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <11.1.0.3
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