CVE-2020-35491
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Dell ECS to escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code with administrator rights, disclose information, manipulate files, conduct a cross-site scripting attack, bypass security measures or cause a denial of service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities enable privilege escalation, remote code execution with administrator rights, information disclosure, file manipulation, cross-site scripting, security bypass, and denial of service.
- Who is affected
- All Dell ECS installations.
- Urgency
- High; multiple vectors for privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution with administrator rights.
- Action
- Apply patches addressing all disclosed Dell ECS CVEs: CVE-2018-18074, CVE-2020-10663, CVE-2020-10672, CVE-2020-10673, CVE-2020-10735, CVE-2020-10968, CVE-2020-10969, CVE-2020-11111.
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Exploitation outlook
- Moderate exploitation risk9.5% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 95% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Dell ECS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-12
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