CVE-2026-80178

Local privilege escalation through undisclosed privilege management

Published Sep 7, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026

Improper privilege management in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance before 5.36.00.16 and Application before 5.36.00.00 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not published the affected component or the privilege-management operation that mishandles local input. Successful exploitation grants elevated privileges to a user who already has low-privileged local access.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance before 5.36.00.16 and Application before 5.36.00.00 allows local users to elevate privileges. Dell has not published the affected component or the privilege-management operation that mishandles local input. Successful exploitation grants elevated privileges to a user who already has low-privileged local access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-80178
Published
Sep 7, 2026
Updated
Sep 8, 2026
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 8, 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 vectorlocal
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

5.5Dell TechnologiesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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