Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2026 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2026-80238
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
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 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Protection mechanism bypass. This vulnerability is considered critical because a low-privileged operator with SSH access to the SCG host can gain root-level access to the host without requiring a password by leveraging the exposed Docker socket. Additionally, an attacker who compromises a service running within the orchestrator container can access the same socket and escape the container boundary to obtain host-level control. Dell recommends that customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H