CVE-2026-79730: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
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 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.6medium
Affected software
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79730 is a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively. This race condition occurs when the system checks a condition and then uses the result without proper synchronization, allowing an attacker with remote access and no authentication to potentially trigger a denial of service condition.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit this race condition to cause denial of service, impacting availability. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are rated low by the CVSS vector, indicating limited or no direct data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor Dell's advisories for updates and apply any released patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:04:56.064Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa14c1dacd9273b4948db89
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 12:07:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 01:04:26 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 06:48:18 UTC
Views: 66
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