Description

Dell PowerStore, an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

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{
  "score": "8.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-01T17:17:31.507Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-01T17:17:31.507Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Dell PowerStore is susceptible to an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that may allow a low-privileged user to escalate their privileges within the system.\nThe vulnerability resides in the application's authorization logic, which fails to adequately validate the permissions of a user requesting access to specific administrative functions or restricted resources.\nAn attacker who has already established low-privileged remote access to the platform can leverage this flaw to perform actions typically reserved for higher-privileged accounts.\nThis elevation of privilege represents a significant security risk, potentially allowing unauthorized modifications to system configurations, data access, or administrative control over the appliance.\nThe exploitation of this vulnerability requires the attacker to possess authenticated remote access, albeit with limited initial privileges. The impact is critical as it circumvents the principle of least privilege, enabling malicious actors to bypass established access control constraints without requiring additional credentials.\nOrganizations utilizing affected Dell PowerStore systems should prioritize applying official vendor-provided patches or security updates to remediate the authorization logic flaw and prevent potential privilege escalation attacks.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is identified as an Incorrect Authorization issue within the Dell PowerStore management interface. At its core, the flaw stems from a failure in the application's access control framework to perform robust server-side authorization checks on requests initiated by low-privileged users.\nUnder normal operating conditions, the Dell PowerStore management stack is expected to enforce strict boundary checks at the API or interface level. However, this implementation is flawed, allowing a request that should be restricted to administrators to be processed when issued by an authenticated, low-privileged entity.\nThe exploitation flow typically follows these steps: First, an attacker establishes an authenticated session with low-privileged credentials, providing remote network access to the target management interface. Second, the attacker interacts with specific API endpoints or management functions that lack appropriate authorization verification. Third, by manipulating the request parameters or targeting functions that assume the caller has sufficient permissions, the attacker bypasses the expected access control layer.\nBecause the server fails to re-validate the user's role against the requested action during the execution phase, the system processes the unauthorized command with elevated authority. This effectively grants the low-privileged user the capability to modify sensitive system settings, extract restricted information, or potentially perform unauthorized administrative tasks.\nThe vulnerability pertains to the authorization logic component of the Dell PowerStore management infrastructure. Because this is a logic-based flaw, it does not rely on traditional memory corruption vectors but rather on the manipulation of the request-response lifecycle to perform out-of-scope operations.\nPost-exploitation impact is severe, as the attacker can achieve a higher level of control over the appliance than initially permitted. This may lead to a complete compromise of the management plane, disruption of storage services, or the unauthorized management of sensitive enterprise data managed by the PowerStore system. The lack of granular authorization enforcement means that once the attacker identifies the vulnerable endpoints, the escalation path is predictable and reliable within the context of an established session.\nAll configurations utilizing the affected PowerStore management interfaces are susceptible if the authorization logic has not been corrected, as the threat model assumes the attacker has the ability to submit arbitrary authenticated requests to the backend management service."
}