VulnerabilityPublished 30 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-46363: Dell Secure Connect Gateway SCG 5.0 Application and Appliance · Relative Path Traversal

Affects Dell Secure Connect Gateway SCG 5.0 Application and ApplianceSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Dell Secure Connect Gateway SCG 5.0 Application and Appliance	Affected =5.26.00	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediately verify if the internal collection download REST API is enabled on Dell SCG appliances; if not required, disable it to eliminate the attack vector.
Restrict network access to the SCG management interfaces and REST APIs using firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted administrators only.
Monitor Dell’s security advisories closely for official patches or firmware updates addressing CVE-2025-46363 and apply them promptly once released.
Conduct internal audits of SCG appliance configurations and logs to detect any suspicious access patterns or attempts to exploit path traversal.
Implement strict access controls and multi-factor authentication for administrative users to reduce risk of unauthorized enabling of vulnerable APIs.
Employ file integrity monitoring on SCG appliances to detect unauthorized file access or changes.
Educate IT security teams about this vulnerability and ensure incident response plans include steps for potential exploitation scenarios.
Consider deploying network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) with signatures or heuristics for path traversal attempts targeting SCG appliances.

Description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Application and Appliance version(s) 5.26.00.00 - 5.30.00.00, contain a Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in the SCG exposed for an internal collection download REST API (if this REST API is enabled by Admin user from UI). A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to allowing relative path traversal to restricted resources.

Impact

For European organizations, the primary impact of CVE-2025-46363 is unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored on Dell SCG appliances due to relative path traversal. This can compromise confidentiality of internal configurations, logs, or other sensitive files, potentially aiding further attacks or data leakage. Since the vulnerability does not affect integrity or availability, direct disruption or data manipulation is unlikely. However, exposure of sensitive files could lead to compliance violations under GDPR if personal or sensitive data is disclosed. Organizations relying on Dell SCG for secure remote connectivity or network segmentation may face increased risk of lateral movement or reconnaissance by attackers exploiting this flaw. The requirement for the REST API to be enabled and remote access to the appliance somewhat limits the attack surface, but insider threats or attackers who have gained initial footholds could leverage this vulnerability. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk, but the medium severity score and potential for sensitive data exposure warrant proactive mitigation.

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The 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.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Implementation · Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174).
Operation · Firewall
Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Relative Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000385239/dsa-2025-386-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-rest-api (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 30 Oct 2025, 15:56 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-23

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