CVE-2026-79728: dell secure_connect_gateway Relative Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-79728 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in dell secure_connect_gateway. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-09-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-09-2026
   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 a Relative Path Traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.