CVE-2026-79973Network attack vector

Authenticated denial of service via unsynchronized shared data

Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026

Race condition in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application and Appliance allows remote authenticated users to cause denial of service. Dell identifies unsynchronized access to shared data in a multithreaded context but does not disclose the affected component, shared object, request, or failure mode. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged remote access; Dell does not specify whether service interruption is a hang, crash, or restart.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application and Appliance allows remote authenticated users to cause denial of service. Dell identifies unsynchronized access to shared data in a multithreaded context but does not disclose the affected component, shared object, request, or failure mode. Successful exploitation requires low-privileged remote access; Dell does not specify whether service interruption is a hang, crash, or restart.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-79973
Published
Sep 9, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition
Classifications
CWE-567, CAPEC-25, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.36.00.16 or later

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Editionversion=0 <5.36.00.16 or later
Dell Technologies · Secure Connect Gateway - Application Editionversion=0 <5.36.00.00 or later

Published CVSS scores

6.3Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-567Unsynchronized Access to Shared Data in a Multithreaded Context
CAPEC-25Forced Deadlock
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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