Dell Secure Connect Gateway missing authentication

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7.7$5k-$25k0.38+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in missing authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-79645. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-79645 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/07/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/25/2026 CVE reserved
09/07/2026 +13 days Advisory disclosed
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-79645 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399612

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 16:44
Changes: 09/07/2026 16:44 (59)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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