VDB-399630 · CVE-2026-80176 · GCVE-0-2026-80176

Dell Secure Connect Gateway missing encryption

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3.6	$0-$5k	1.12

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-80176. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. 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 Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.

The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-80176 since 08/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

Secure Connect Gateway

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.7
CNA Vector (dell): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

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-2026-80176 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-80176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399630

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 18:55
Changes: 09/07/2026 18:55 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103