Dell Secure Connect Gateway certificate validation

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5.5$5k-$25k3.36

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-79691. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. 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 Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79691 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2026-79691 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79691
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399621

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 18:09
Changes: 09/07/2026 18:09 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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