CVE-2026-79969

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Race Condition in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance

Publication date: 2026-09-09

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

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 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-09

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-79969

EUVD

EUVD-2026-74893

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-567	The product does not properly synchronize shared data, such as static variables across threads, which can lead to undefined behavior and unpredictable data changes.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with remote access to exploit improper synchronization in shared resources, potentially causing a denial of service.

Detection Guidance

Detection of CVE-2026-79969 requires checking the version of Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application. If versions are prior to 5.36.00.16 (Appliance) or 5.36.00.00 (Application), the system is vulnerable. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

The impact includes potential denial of service, where the system may become unresponsive or crash due to the race condition. This could disrupt services relying on the Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability is a race condition leading to denial of service, which could impact availability of systems handling sensitive data. This may affect compliance with standards like GDPR (data availability) or HIPAA (system reliability for protected health information), but specific compliance impacts are not detailed in the provided context.

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 race condition vulnerability.

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