Unauthenticated command execution via unverified code download
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Code integrity failure in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance before 5.36.00.16 and Application before 5.36.00.00 allows remote attackers to execute commands. Dell has not disclosed the download path, component, or missing integrity-verification operation that permits untrusted code to run. The interface is remotely reachable without authentication, but exploitation requires high-complexity conditions and can alter data or interrupt the service.
Summary
What happened
Code integrity failure in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance before 5.36.00.16 and Application before 5.36.00.00 allows remote attackers to execute commands. Dell has not disclosed the download path, component, or missing integrity-verification operation that permits untrusted code to run. The interface is remotely reachable without authentication, but exploitation requires high-complexity conditions and can alter data or interrupt the service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-79963
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition
- Classifications
- CWE-494, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <5.36.00.16 or later
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What is affected?
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Attacks
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