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CVE-2026-56688

powerflex_manager: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CVE-2026-56688)

criticalEPSS 2.0%

Affected

  • dell/powerflex_manager between 4.5.5..4.5.5.2
  • dell/powerflex_manager between 5.1.0..5.1.0.1

Description

Dell PowerFlex Manager, Version prior to 5.1.0.1, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability during OS Repository processing to achieve arbitrary command execution as root, potentially leading to full appliance compromise and lateral movement into managed infrastructure.

Source: NVD (NIST)cvelistv5CVE.org (MITRE)

Affected products

The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

dellpowerflex_manager
4.5.5 – 4.5.5.25.1.0 – 5.1.0.1

Metrics

XIEM Effective CVSS
9.1
Source: nvd-v3
EPSS percentile
80.2 %
Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
KEV status
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Severity
critical
Priority score
118.77
Exploit maturity
no public PoC known
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS score
2.0 %
Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-07-10 12:17 UTC
CWE
CWE-78

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-78Base

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

    cwe.mitre.org →

References & sources

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