Low-privilege unauthorized access via undisclosed authentication flaw
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Improper authentication in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain unauthorized access. Appliance builds before 5.36.00.16 and Application builds before 5.36.00.00 are affected, but Dell has not disclosed the flawed authentication operation or request path. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction, and it compromises confidentiality and integrity without reported service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain unauthorized access. Appliance builds before 5.36.00.16 and Application builds before 5.36.00.00 are affected, but Dell has not disclosed the flawed authentication operation or request path. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction, and it compromises confidentiality and integrity without reported service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-79974
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition
- Classifications
- CWE-287
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 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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