CVE-2026-78487: Medium severity Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance vulnerability

Published Sep 7, 2026
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Updated

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 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance<5.36.00.16
Dell SCG 5.0 Application<5.36.00.00

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.36.00.16
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Dell SCG 5.0 Application to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.36.00.00

Event History

Sep 7, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:44 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which releases need to be updated?

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance releases earlier than 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application releases earlier than 5.36.00.00 are affected. Update to at least the respective listed version.

2

What level of access would an attacker need?

Exploitation requires local access and low privileges. The provided information does not indicate that remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue.

3

What is the expected security impact?

Successful exploitation could disclose information. No integrity or availability impact is identified in the supplied severity vector.

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