CVE-2026-79693

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Privilege Escalation in Dell SCG Appliance

Publication date: 2026-09-09

Last updated on: 2026-09-11

Assigner: Dell

Description

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

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Published

2026-09-09

Last Modified

2026-09-11

Generated

2026-09-30

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-79693

EUVD

EUVD-2026-75049

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
dell	secure_connect_gateway	to 5.36.00.00 (exc)
dell	secure_connect_gateway	to 5.36.00.16 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-272	The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Least Privilege Violation in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions before 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions before 5.36.00.00. It allows a high privileged attacker with local access to gain unauthorized access by exploiting improper privilege restrictions.

Detection Guidance

Detection of this vulnerability requires checking the installed versions of Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application. Compare the versions against the patched versions (5.36.00.16 for Appliance and 5.36.00.00 for Application). Use commands like 'show version' or 'rpm -qa | grep dell' on the system to verify the installed versions.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to data breaches, unauthorized modifications, or disruption of services. The impact depends on the attacker's goals and the system's sensitivity.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access due to least privilege violation, which could lead to data breaches or unauthorized modifications. This may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (healthcare data) by increasing risk of unauthorized data exposure or tampering.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance to version 5.36.00.16 or later and Dell SCG 5.0 Application to version 5.36.00.00 or later to address the Least Privilege Violation vulnerability.

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