Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-78488

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.8% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)4.8%top 8.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to command execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application 0 – before 5.36.00.00 or later
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance 0 – before 5.36.00.16 or later

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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