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CVE-2026-67270: Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) versions prior to 1.18.0, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the proxy-server…

HighCVSS 7.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.07% (FIRST EPSS).
Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) 1.18.0 or later.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) 1.18.0 or later or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) versions prior to 1.18.0, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the proxy-server component. An unauthenticated adjacent network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure of storage backend administrator credentials.

EUVD-2026-93458

Published: Oct 6, 2026
Updated: Oct 20, 2026
EPSS: 0.0% · 0th percentile
CWE: CWE-295

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 7.4
CNA · dell: 8.2; 0.8 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Vendor	Product	CPE
dell	container storage modules	cpe:2.3:a:dell:container_storage_modules

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Versions reported by the vendor

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Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM)
- before 1.18.0 or lateraffected · semver

Affected versions

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dell container storage modulesbefore 1.18.0

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-63690Oct 6, 2026 · Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in the…
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← EarlierCVE-2026-63691Oct 6, 2026 · Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Dell CSI Driver for…
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Later →CVE-2026-67273Oct 6, 2026 · Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template…
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Which version to upgrade to

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Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM)	1.18.0 or later	Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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PublishedOct 6, 2026
Fix recordedOct 6, 2026same day
TodayNov 13, 2026+38 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

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Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector: Adjacent
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A certificate validation error is silently swallowed instead of terminating the connection. Often, code added for a test environment makes its way into production.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-295 class

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Vulnerable

kotlin

1override fun checkServerTrusted(chain: Array<X509Certificate>, type: String) {
2  // Left empty for the test environment
3}

Fixed

kotlin

1val client = OkHttpClient.Builder()
2  .certificatePinner(
3    CertificatePinner.Builder()
4      .add("api.sirius.example", "sha256/…")
5      .build()
6  ).build()

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

CVSS8.2 → 7.4Oct 20, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC
SSVC exploitation— → noneOct 9, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC
Exploit maturity— → noneOct 6, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC
Fix✗ → ✓Oct 6, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC

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References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-security-update-for-dell-container-storage-modules-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9

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