5.3

CVE-2026-79638: dell secure_connect_gateway Protection Mechanism Failure

Analyzed
Published 09-09-2026Last modified 09-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-79638 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in dell secure_connect_gateway. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.14 pp

From 0.20% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links