CVE-2026-79732: Low severity Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance vulnerability

Published Sep 9, 2026
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Updated

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance, versions prior to 5.36.00.xx, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance<5.36.00.xx

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.36.00.xx

Event History

Sep 9, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:40 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments are affected?

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance versions earlier than 5.36.00.xx are affected.

2

What access does an attacker need to attempt exploitation?

An attacker must have remote network access. Authentication and user interaction are not required, but exploitation has high attack complexity.

3

What is the expected impact if exploitation succeeds?

Successful exploitation could bypass a protection mechanism and disclose limited information. The provided severity data indicates no integrity or availability impact.

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