Dell Secure Connect Gateway prior 5.36.00.16/5.36.00.00 path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-80129. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to remote execution.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-80129 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.36.00.16 or 5.36.00.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Dell

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• Secure Connect Gateway

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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