HPE Alletra and Nimble Storage Vulnerability Grants Admin Access to Remote Attacker

HPE Alletra and Nimble Storage Vulnerability Grants Admin Access to Remote Attacker

By Abinaya
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 10:09:00

a critic privilege escalation A vulnerability affecting multiple storage platforms could allow remote attackers to gain administrative access without physical interaction.

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-23594, affects HPE Alletra 6000, Alletra 5000, and Nimble Storage arrays running vulnerable. firmware versions.

The vulnerability exists in specific configurations of the affected storage operating systems and allows remote elevation of privileges when exploited.

With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 (High), the flaw requires low attack complexity and only low-level privileges to exploit, making it particularly dangerous for enterprise environments where storage systems are accessible over the network.

CVE IDCVSS 3.1 VectorCVSS ScoreGravityImpact typeattack vector
CVE-2026-23594​CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H​8.8​HighRemote Elevation of PrivilegeNetwork​

According to HPE Security Bulletin HPESBST04995, successful exploitation grants…