CVE-2026-79684

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2026

Last Modified

September 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 1, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-330: Dell PowerStore T Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000497829/dsa-2026-330-dell-powerstore-t-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79684(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 76× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 21:32 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-17 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 19:10 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 06:46 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 05:36 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-15 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-14 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-14 04:25 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-14 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-13 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-12 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-12 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-12 02:49 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-12 02:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-11 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-11 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-10 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-10 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-10 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-09 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-09 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-09 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-08 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-07 22:55 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-07 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-07 10:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-06 22:07 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-06 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-06 09:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-05 21:15 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-05 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-04 20:28 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-04 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-04 20:05 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-04 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-04 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-04 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-04 06:43 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-04 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-03 18:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-03 05:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-02 17:07 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-02 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-02 04:38 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-02 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-02 04:02 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-02 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-01 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-01 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-01 14:34 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-01 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-01 13:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79684?
CVE-2026-79684 is a high vulnerability published on September 1, 2026. Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An authenticated user with limited privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions and gain escalated privileges.
When was CVE-2026-79684 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79684 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2026, with the most recent update on September 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79684 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79684 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79684?
CVE-2026-79684 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79684?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79684, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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