CVE-2026-79694: Medium severity Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance vulnerability

Q: Who can exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires local access and low-level privileges on the affected Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application. It is not described as remotely exploitable without local access.

Q: Which versions need to be updated?

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions earlier than 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions earlier than 5.36.00.00 are affected.

Q: What is the likely impact of successful exploitation?

A successful exploit could expose sensitive information. The provided severity vector indicates no integrity or availability impact.

Published Sep 9, 2026

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 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Debugging Code vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.

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.

Upgrade
Upgrade Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.36.00.16
Upgrade
Upgrade Dell SCG 5.0 Application to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 5.36.00.00

Event History

Sep 9, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:29 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:29 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires local access and low-level privileges on the affected Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application. It is not described as remotely exploitable without local access.

Which versions need to be updated?