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title: "CVE-2026-81480: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator - Buffer Overflow"
description: "Dell OpenManage Server Administrator < 11.1.0.3 contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper handling of input, letting high privileged remote attackers execute arbitrary code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81480/
---

# CVE-2026-81480 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator - Buffer Overflow

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator < 11.1.0.3 contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper handling of input, letting high privileged remote attackers execute arbitrary code.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.62% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81480)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Remote Code Execution

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-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.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-2026-81480](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81480)
- [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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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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