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title: "CVE-2026-81445: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator < 11.1.0.3 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability, letting high privileged remote attackers elevate their privileges, exploit requires high privileged remote access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81445/
---

# CVE-2026-81445 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator - Privilege Escalation

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator < 11.1.0.3 contains an improper privilege management vulnerability, letting high privileged remote attackers elevate their privileges, exploit requires high privileged remote access.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.46% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81445)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

17 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 11.1.0.3 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81445](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81445)
- [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506586/dsa-2026-403-security-update-for-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-omsa-network-access-vulnerabilitiesv](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000506586/dsa-2026-403-security-update-for-dell-openmanage-server-administrator-omsa-network-access-vulnerabilitiesv)

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