Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2026-54469 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Dell Unisphere For Powermax. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 36th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-42874
Vulnerability Data
Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, version(s) 10.3.0.5 and prior, contain(s) a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Remote deserialization of untrusted data in a web-facing management application directly enables arbitrary command execution as root, mapping to Exploitation of Public-Facing Application (T1190), Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059), and Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068).
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Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces validation of all untrusted serialized input before deserialization, directly blocking the untrusted-data path that leads to root-level command execution.
Restricts remote network access to the Unisphere management interface, reducing the attack surface for low-privileged remote exploitation.
Limits the privileges granted to remote management accounts, preventing a low-privileged session from escalating to root command execution even if deserialization succeeds.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-02 addresses only post-deployment updates/patching and cannot prevent introduction of unsafe deserialization code, yet it can remediate some instances when the flaw exists in outdated libraries or components.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing includes validation of deserialization routines and the use of untrusted data, reducing the likelihood that unsafe object reconstruction will be deployed.
Requiring vetted libraries, regular updates and SAST before release reduces the likelihood that deserialization logic will accept and act on attacker-controlled serialized objects.
Regular scanning of third-party libraries and timely patching reduce the likelihood that unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities remain active.
Mandatory malware scanning of data received over networks or storage media intercepts malicious serialized payloads before they are deserialized by the target application.