CVE-2026-81475 — Openmanage Server Administrator
HIGHCVE-2026-81475 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Missing Authentication vulnerability in dell openmanage server administrator. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access…
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-81475.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2026-81475 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Description
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Remote execution.
Affected Products
openmanage server administratordellDetection & mitigation playbook
Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every dell openmanage server administrator deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Fix
Apply the dell openmanage server administrator security patch or hotfix for CVE-2026-81475 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-81475 being exploited in your environment?
Detect and block the exploit chain at execution, on systems you cannot patch yet.