Vulnerability in Dell PowerFlex Manager (CVE-2026-40641)
Summary
Vulnerability in Dell PowerFlex Manager (CVE-2026-40641). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Dell PowerFlex Manager, version(s) 4.6.0.1, contain(s) an Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure and Information tampering.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-40641 has been found in Dell PowerFlex Manager.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Dell PowerFlex Manager CVE-2026-40641" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-40641 (Dell PowerFlex Manager) — CWE-327 / CVSS v3 4.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-327) exists in Dell PowerFlex Manager.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Dell PowerFlex Manager.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.8/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Dell PowerFlex Manager を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch security_alert@emc.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com