CVE-2026-79944

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Privilege Escalation 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 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

2026-09-09

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-79944

EUVD

EUVD-2026-75047

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

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions before 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions before 5.36.00.00 have a Least Privilege Violation vulnerability. This means a highly privileged attacker with local access could exploit it to gain unauthorized access to the system.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking the installed versions of Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application. Compare installed versions against 5.36.00.16 (Appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (Application). Use commands like 'rpm -qa | grep secure_connect_gateway' or 'dpkg -l | grep secure_connect_gateway' to verify versions.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or system functions, potentially leading to data breaches or system compromise. The impact depends on the attacker's goals and the system's configuration.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access, which may violate compliance requirements for data protection and access control in standards like GDPR and HIPAA. Organizations using affected versions may face compliance risks.

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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