Unauthenticated access to protected information
Published Oct 9, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026
Authentication bypass in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.36.00.16 allows remote attackers to read protected information. Dell identifies missing authentication for a critical function but does not disclose the function, request path, or implementation error. Exploitation requires network access but no credentials or user interaction; the documented consequence is disclosure and unauthorized access, not data modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.36.00.16 allows remote attackers to read protected information. Dell identifies missing authentication for a critical function but does not disclose the function, request path, or implementation error. Exploitation requires network access but no credentials or user interaction; the documented consequence is disclosure and unauthorized access, not data modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-78025
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-306
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.36.00.16 or later
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