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CVE-2020-26181

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 5, 2021 at 09:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Powerscale OnefsEMC Isilon OnefsPowerScale OneFS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.1 and later and Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS version 9.0.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability on a SmartLock Compliance mode cluster. The compadmin user connecting using ISI PRIV LOGIN SSH or ISI PRIV LOGIN CONSOLE can elevate privileges to the root user if they have ISI PRIV HARDENING privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

EMC Isilon Onefs· Dell
95%
v ≤ 8.1.0.0
EMC Powerscale Onefs· Dell
95%
9.0.0
PowerScale OneFS· Dell
70%
v < 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 9.0+9.0.0
Affected range stops below 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 9.0+, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/546720/DSA-2020-227-Dell-EMC-PowerScale-OneFS-and-Dell-EMC-Isilon-OneFS-Security-Update-for-SmartLock-Co

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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