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CVE-2026-79731 (GCVE-0-2026-79731)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 13:42 – Updated: 2026-09-09 13:42
VLAI
Summary
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 Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application Affected: 0 , < 5.36.00.00 or later (semver)
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Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance Affected: 0 , < 5.36.00.16 or later (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-31 06:30
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