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Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) < 5.4.1.1 / 6.0.3.1 Elevation of Privilege (DSA-2026-077)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298968

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an installation of Dell iDRAC Service Module that is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Dell iDRAC Service Module (iSM) installation on the remote Windows host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Note that Nessus has not tested for theseis issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update Dell iDRAC Service Module to version 5.4.1.1, 6.0.3.1, or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b00f376

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298968

File Name: dell_ism_dsa-2026-077.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/13/2026

Updated: 2/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23856

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:dell:idrac_service_module

Required KB Items: installed_sw/iDRAC Service Module, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23856

IAVB: 2026-B-0045