CVE-2026-78489: Medium severity Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance vulnerability
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 Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
Dell SCG 5.0 Applianceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.36.00.16 - Upgrade
Upgrade
Dell SCG 5.0 Applicationto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.36.00.00
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which deployments need remediation?
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance deployments below version 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application deployments below version 5.36.00.00 are affected.
Who could exploit this issue?
An unauthenticated attacker with remote access to the affected Dell SCG 5.0 deployment could potentially exploit the improper certificate validation flaw. The attack complexity is rated high.
What is the expected impact of successful exploitation?
Successful exploitation could allow a protection mechanism bypass. The provided metrics indicate high confidentiality impact, with no integrity or availability impact stated.