CVE-2026-79734
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Improper Certificate Validation in Dell SCG Appliance

Publication date: 2026-09-07

Last updated on: 2026-09-07

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 Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

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Published
2026-09-07
Last Modified
2026-09-07
Generated
2026-09-07
AI Q&A
2026-09-07
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-79734
EUVD
EUVD-2026-72411

Affected Vendors & Products

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

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-295 The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

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Executive Summary

Dell SCG versions before 5.36.00.16 (Appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (Application) have an Improper Certificate Validation flaw. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass security protections by exploiting weak certificate checks.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could intercept or manipulate communications between systems, leading to unauthorized access or data exposure. Sensitive data might be exposed, and systems could be manipulated without detection.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or breaches, violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data security) requirements. Compliance may be compromised due to insufficient certificate validation.

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 improper certificate validation issue.

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