CVE-2026-79727
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Exposure of Sensitive Information in Dell SCG Appliance

Publication date: 2026-09-09

Last updated on: 2026-09-09

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 an Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.

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Published
2026-09-09
Last Modified
2026-09-09
Generated
2026-09-29
AI Q&A
2026-09-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-09-27
NVD
CVE-2026-79727
EUVD
EUVD-2026-74796

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 2 associated CPEs
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

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CWE ID Description
CWE-1258 The hardware does not fully clear security-sensitive values, such as keys and intermediate values in cryptographic operations, when debug mode is entered.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively. It exposes sensitive system information due to uncleared debug data. A low-privileged attacker with local access could exploit this to gain sensitive information.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking Dell SCG versions. Compare installed versions against 5.36.00.16 (appliance) or 5.36.00.00 (application). Use Dell's management tools or CLI commands like 'show version' or 'scg version' to verify.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could access sensitive system information, potentially leading to further attacks or data breaches. This may compromise confidentiality of internal system details but does not directly allow code execution or system modification.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability exposes sensitive system information due to uncleared debug data, which could lead to unauthorized access to confidential data. For GDPR, this may violate principles of data protection and confidentiality. For HIPAA, it could risk unauthorized disclosure of protected health information.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Dell SCG to versions 5.36.00.16 (appliance) or 5.36.00.00 (application) immediately. Restrict local access to authorized personnel only. Monitor for unauthorized information exposure.

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