Dell OMSA < 11.1.0.3: Heap Buffer Overflow -> Priv Esc
CVE-2026-81474 Published on September 17, 2026

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-81474 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().


Affected Versions

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 8.10: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for RHEL 9.4: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for SLES 15: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node for Ubuntu 22.04: