# CVE-2026-67273 — Dell Container Storage Modules

> As of 2026-10-08, CVE-2026-67273 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Dell Container Storage Modules, CVSS v3.1 9.6, EPSS 0.4% (34.3th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-67273, 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:** 2026-10-08

## What is CVE-2026-67273?

Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

The record classifies CVE-2026-67273 under weakness class [CWE-1336](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-1336). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 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:** 9.6 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.3% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-10-06, last modified 2026-10-08

## Is CVE-2026-67273 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 43 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

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

## How to fix CVE-2026-67273

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-67273 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-2026-67273

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-67273, 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, GitHub Security Advisories. 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-2026-67273
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-67273 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp