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CVE-2026-81480: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • 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: 0.62% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 50.2% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • 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.

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 Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution.

Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Oct 2, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 50th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · dell
7.2
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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-2026-81477Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-81479Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Partial String Comparison vulnerability.
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-81481Sep 17, 2026 · Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory…
    30Monitor

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).

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.
  • Administrator privileges are 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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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

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References

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