Dell Secure Connect Gateway prior 5.36.00.16/5.36.00.00 denial of service

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8.4$0-$5k1.40+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-79695. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. 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 Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-79695 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 09/09/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.36.00.16 or 5.36.00.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-74849). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Connect Gateway 5.36.00.16/5.36.00.00

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-2026-79695 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-79695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401685
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 14:00
Updated: 09/09/2026 14:08
Changes: 09/09/2026 14:00 (61), 09/09/2026 14:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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