Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2026 · Assigned by dell

CVE-2026-79974

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity improper 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% 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 Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged 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-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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