Vulnerability · Published Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2026-78340
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution and Filesystem access for attacker.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager | 0 – before 5.36.00.16 or later |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H