Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-79961

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authentication 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 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.8% 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 a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

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-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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