CVE-2026-81046

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.49.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to 2605_10.2616, contain a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Code Execution within the application context.

CVSS v3
9.4
EG Score
9.4(high)
EG Risk
58(Track)
EG Risk 58/100SSVC: 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
Severity94% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
44%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-389: Security Update for Dell ThinOS 10 for Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell US

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000502746/dsa-2026-389-security-update-for-dell-thinos-10-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81046(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 51× in last 7d / 117× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-25 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81046?
CVE-2026-81046 is a critical vulnerability published on September 10, 2026. Dell ThinOS 10, versions prior to 2605_10.2616, contain a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary Code Execution within the application context.
When was CVE-2026-81046 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81046 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81046 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81046 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 56.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81046?
CVE-2026-81046 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81046?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81046, 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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