CVE-2026-79686

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
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 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-2026-79686(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 24× in last 7d / 70× 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 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 01:09 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 23:58 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-14 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 05:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-12 03:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-11 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 02:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-10 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-10 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-09 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-09 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-08 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-07 23:11 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-07 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-07 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-06 22:01 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-06 22:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-06 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-05 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-05 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-05 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-04 19:42 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-04 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-04 07:04 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-04 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-03 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-03 05:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-02 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-02 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-02 04:38 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-02 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-02 04:02 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-02 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-01 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-01 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-01 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-01 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-01 14:23 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79686?
CVE-2026-79686 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-2026-79686 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79686 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79686 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79686 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 79.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79686?
CVE-2026-79686 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79686?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79686, 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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