---
id: "CVE-2026-101213"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-101213"]
title: "Dell OpenManage Enterprise: low-privilege local user can gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dell-openmanage", "infrastructure", "on-prem", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-low-privilege-access", "version-4.8.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T12:16:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T12:32:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101213", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00"}]
---

# Dell OpenManage Enterprise: low-privilege local user can gain higher privileges

Dell OpenManage Enterprise versions before 4.8.0 have an improper privilege management flaw. A low-privileged user with local access can escalate privileges on the affected system.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed OpenManage Enterprise version in the appliance's web console or release notes; `unknown` for the exact command.
- Confirm whether any users with only low privileges have local access to the host.

## Fix

- Move OpenManage Enterprise to `4.8.0` or later, per the source's stated fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101213

## From the sources

Dell OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

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_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_