AIOps: Use of Default Credentials
CVE-2026-32652 is a high-severity use of default credentials vulnerability in AIOps from Dell, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.18.3 or later as the first without the flaw, so updating AIOps to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.1% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update AIOps to 1.18.3 or later or a later version.
- Update Aiops Collector to 1.18.3 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on dell.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | AIOps | before 1.18.3 or later | 1.18.3 or later |
| Dell | Aiops Collector | before 1.18.3 | 1.18.3 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (emc.com).
Official description
Dell AIOps Collector versions prior to 1.18.3 contain a "Use of Default Credentials" vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with console access could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain Filesystem access. This vulnerability only affects fresh installations of Collector versions earlier than 1.18.3. Systems that have been upgraded (either manually or automatically) to version 1.18.3 or later are not impacted, even if they were originally installed on an earlier version.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use of Default Credentials
The product uses default credentials (such as passwords or cryptographic keys) for potentially critical functionality.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Prohibit use of default, hard-coded, or other values that do not vary for each installation of the product - especially for separate organizations.
- Force the administrator to change the credential upon installation.
- The product administrator could change the defaults upon installation or during operation.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Recent Use of Default Credentials vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.2 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
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