# CVE-2026-54472 — Dell Container Storage Modules

> As of 2026-10-06, CVE-2026-54472 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Dell Container Storage Modules, CVSS v3.1 9.8, EPSS 0.5% (41.6th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-54472, most recently “Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) flaws enable unauthenticated admin access and root on Kubernetes nodes (CVE-2026-63688, CVE-2026-63692, CVE-2026-67269, CVE-2026-54472, CVE-2026-61421, CVE-2026-67273)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-10-06

## What is CVE-2026-54472?

Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) an Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in the csm-docs. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.9.8

The record classifies CVE-2026-54472 under weakness class [CWE-798](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-798). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 19 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.8 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-10-06

## Is CVE-2026-54472 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 44 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Dell](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/dell): Container Storage Modules

## How to fix CVE-2026-54472

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-54472 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-54472

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-54472, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) flaws enable unauthenticated admin access and root on Kubernetes nodes (CVE-2026-63688, CVE-2026-63692, CVE-2026-67269, CVE-2026-54472, CVE-2026-61421, CVE-2026-67273)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2851) — CRITICAL · 2026-10-02

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [dell.com — vendor advisory](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000515771/dsa-2026-448-security-update-for-dell-container-storage-modules-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-54472
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-54472 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp