CVE-2026-79645: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Description
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively contain a vulnerability where critical functions lack proper authentication. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. It has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.2.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
Affected software
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79645 affects Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00. The vulnerability is due to missing authentication checks on critical functions, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially access sensitive functions or data. The CVSS v3.1 score is 8.2, reflecting high impact on confidentiality and integrity with no required privileges or user interaction for exploitation.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to critical functions within the Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0, potentially compromising the integrity of the system and accessing sensitive information. The confidentiality impact is low, integrity impact is high, and availability is not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available for this vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance version 5.36.00.16 and Application version 5.36.00.00 or later. Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since no vendor advisory or patch links were provided in the input, confirm patch availability and remediation details from Dell's official security advisories before applying updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T10:35:45.861Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9ec8b6acd9273b49c4cf98
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 14:22:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 01:11:25 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 13:20:24 UTC
Views: 89
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