---
id: "CVE-2026-116412"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-116412"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116412"]
title: "Dell PowerStore: insecure file permissions let a local user read admin credentials"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dell-powerstore", "on-prem", "storage", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-low-privilege-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T14:17:48+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T15:19:48+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T15:21:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116412", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T15:19:48+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Dell PowerStore: insecure file permissions let a local user read admin credentials

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-116412 (this .md is for agents)

Dell PowerStore has a file-permission flaw that lets a low-privileged local user read administrative credentials. An attacker who already has a local foothold on the appliance could use those credentials to take administrative control.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed PowerStore software version against the affected range in Dell's advisory (unknown from the sources given).
- Review file permissions on PowerStore's credential-bearing files as directed by Dell's advisory (unknown from the sources).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T15:19:48+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116412

## From the sources

Dell PowerStore contains an insecure-file-permissions vulnerability. A local low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disclose administrative credentials.

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