Dell Secure Connect Gateway signature verification

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7.8$5k-$25k0.47+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes signature verification. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-79970. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (affected version not known) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. As an impact it is known to affect 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 Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-79970 since 08/25/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-74852). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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
09/09/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-79970 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401683
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 13:59
Updated: 09/09/2026 14:08
Changes: 09/09/2026 13:59 (59), 09/09/2026 14:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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