5.6

CVE-2026-79970: dell secure_connect_gateway

CVSS: 5.6v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 09-09-2026Last modified 16-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-79970 is a medium (CVSS 5.6) vulnerability in dell secure_connect_gateway. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.6/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2026
    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 Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 0.11% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links