CVE-2020-26195

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 9, 2021 at 09:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEMC Powerscale OnefsPowerScale OneFS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS versions 8.1.2 – 9.1.0 contain an issue where the OneFS SMB directory auto-create may erroneously create a directory for a user. A remote unauthenticated attacker may take advantage of this issue to slow down the system.

Affected

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

v < 8.1.2, 8.2.2, 9.0+8.1.28.2.08.2.18.2.29.0.09.1.0
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:

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMdell
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-280CWE-755

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