CVE-2026-79944

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.4 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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 Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories available
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dell
Dell secure Connect Gateway
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:*:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:*:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dell
Dell secure Connect Gateway
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Type Values Removed Values Added
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 Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.
Weaknesses CWE-272
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dell
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2026, 4:10 PM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026, 3:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 9, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 7:55 PM