CVE-2026-78013: Medium severity Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager vulnerability
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Denial of service, Information disclosure, and Protection mechanism bypass.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Managerto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.34.00.16
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which deployments are affected?
Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager versions earlier than 5.34.00.16 are affected.
What level of access does an attacker need?
Exploitation requires local access and high privileges. The vulnerability is not described as remotely exploitable without those conditions.
What could exploitation allow?
A successful exploit could result in denial of service, information disclosure, and bypass of protection mechanisms.