CVE-2026-80176: Medium severity Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance vulnerability

Q: Which deployments need remediation?

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 does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

An attacker needs local access and low-privileged access to the affected system. Successful exploitation could disclose password information.

Published Sep 7, 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 a Plaintext Storage of a Password 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.

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 7, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·04:31 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·04:31 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

Which deployments need remediation?

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 does an attacker need to exploit this issue?