{"id":"CVE-2026-79684","title":"Dell PowerStore contains a Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-693"],"published":"2026-09-01","updated":"2026-09-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79684","references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000497829/dsa-2026-330-dell-powerstore-t-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities","label":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00349,"epssPercentile":0.28431,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T19:43:56.638Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79684","body":"## Overview\n\nDell 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}