CVE-2026-79974: Medium severity Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance vulnerability

Q: Which deployments are affected?

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 access would an attacker need to exploit this issue?

An attacker would need remote access and low-privileged access. Exploitation also has high attack complexity and requires user interaction.

Q: What could exploitation allow?

Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access, with high impacts to confidentiality and integrity. Availability impact is rated as none.

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 Improper Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

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·08:38 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:38 AM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

Which deployments are affected?

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.

What access would an attacker need to exploit this issue?