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CVE-2026-79942

LOW 3.4 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-09-09 · Last modified 2026-09-09 · dell · NVD: Analyzed

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 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 4th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Public exploit / PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

3.4CVSS 3.1 · LOW · CNA

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityLow
  • AvailabilityLow

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.

Affected

Vendors Dell

Products Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance Secure Connect Gateway

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-250: : Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
DellSecure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.00
DellSecure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16

All CVSS metrics

  • LOW 3.4 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • LOW 3.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

Advisories

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS