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CVE-2026-81440: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 39/100)

  • 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: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 11.1.0.3; Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.10 11.1.0.3; Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.4 11.1.0.3.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 7.3, NVD 9.8.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 11.1.0.3; Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.10 11.1.0.3; Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.4 11.1.0.3 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access.

Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 1, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile

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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · dell
7.3
2.5 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
dellopenmanage server administrator

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows

    • before 11.1.0.3affected · semver

  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.10

    • before 11.1.0.3affected · semver

  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.4

    • before 11.1.0.3affected · semver

  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for SLES 15

    • before 11.1.0.3affected · semver

  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Ubuntu 22.04

    • before 11.1.0.3affected · semver

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dell openmanage server administratorbefore 11.1.0.3

Same product

dell: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-21513Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 9.5 Microsoft Windows installations with Distributed Web Server (DWS) enabled…
    41Plan
  • CVE-2026-81478Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-81476Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS…
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-81439Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability.
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-81474Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-81441Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability.
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows11.1.0.3Vendor (CNA)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.1011.1.0.3Vendor (CNA)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.411.1.0.3Vendor (CNA)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for SLES 1511.1.0.3Vendor (CNA)
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Ubuntu 22.0411.1.0.3Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet 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
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

For convenience in support or manufacturing, an account that is identical on every device is embedded in the software. Credentials learned from one device work on all of them.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-798 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const SUPPORT_USER = "support";const SUPPORT_PASS = "hardcoded-password";

Fixed

ts
const creds = await provisioning.deviceCredentials(deviceId);if (creds.mustRotate) await forcePasswordChange(deviceId);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. CVSS7.3 → 9.8
  2. Severityhigh → critical
  3. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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