{"id":"CVE-2026-111498","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-111498"],"related":[],"title":"Dell OpenManage Enterprise: resource locking flaw lets admins bypass a protection","description":"OpenManage Enterprise, versions prior to 4.8.0, contains an Improper Resource Locking vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass.","summary":"OpenManage Enterprise versions before 4.8.0 have an improper resource locking flaw. A high-privileged local attacker could potentially bypass a protection mechanism.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.7,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["dell","infrastructure","openmanage-enterprise","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-local-admin-access","version-4.8.0-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed OpenManage Enterprise version in the appliance console or web UI and compare it with `4.8.0`.","fix":"- OpenManage Enterprise: move to `4.8.0` or later (per the source's stated affected range).","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-30T14:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-30T14:32:58+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-30T14:32:58+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-30T14:32:58Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- OpenManage Enterprise: move to `4.8.0` or later (per the source's stated affected range).","reach":"local","title":"Dell OpenManage Enterprise: resource locking flaw lets admins bypass a protection","impact":"medium","summary":"OpenManage Enterprise versions before 4.8.0 have an improper resource locking flaw. A high-privileged local attacker could potentially bypass a protection mechanism.","audience":"businesses","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["openmanage-enterprise","dell","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"available","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"attacker bypasses a protection mechanism on the management server","analyst_note":"","how_to_check":"- Check the installed OpenManage Enterprise version in the appliance console or web UI and compare it with `4.8.0`.","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":false,"not_affected_if":["version-4.8.0-or-later","no-local-admin-access"],"who_is_affected":"Teams that run Dell OpenManage Enterprise servers before version 4.8.0 are in scope. Exploitation requires high-privilege local access, so exposure is mainly from insiders or an attacker who already has admin rights on the appliance.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000654,"input_tokens":4108,"output_tokens":487,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-111498':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '4.8.0':30B,54C 'access':67C 'admin':8A 'attack':42B,64C 'bypass':9A,45B,77C 'contain':55C 'could':43B,68C 'cve':12A,15A 'dell':1A,18B 'enterpris':3A,22B,27B,50C 'exploit':70C 'flaw':6A,36B 'high':39B,62C 'high-privileg':38B 'host':25B 'improp':33B,57C 'infrastructur':19B 'lead':73C 'let':7A 'local':41B,66C 'lock':5A,35B,59C 'mechan':48B,76C 'openmanag':2A,21B,26B,49C 'openmanage-enterpris':20B 'potenti':44B,69C 'prior':52C 'privileg':40B,63C 'protect':11A,47B,75C 'resourc':4A,34B,58C 'self':24B 'self-host':23B 'version':28B,51C 'vulner':60C,72C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams that run Dell OpenManage Enterprise servers before version 4.8.0 are in scope. Exploitation requires high-privilege local access, so exposure is mainly from insiders or an attacker who already has admin rights on the appliance.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-30T14:16:37+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cvss_by":"security_alert@emc.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-111498","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111498","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-30T14:16:37+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-30T14:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-30T14:30:53+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}