CVE-2026-79732: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance, versions prior to 5.36.00.xx, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-79732 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance versions before 5.36.00.xx. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with remote access to potentially bypass security protections by exploiting the certificate validation flaw. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.7, reflecting low severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit the improper certificate validation to bypass protection mechanisms in the affected Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact reported. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published at this time.
CVE-2026-79732: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Description
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance, versions prior to 5.36.00.xx, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.7low
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79732 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance versions before 5.36.00.xx. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with remote access to potentially bypass security protections by exploiting the certificate validation flaw. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.7, reflecting low severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit the improper certificate validation to bypass protection mechanisms in the affected Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact reported. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been published at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T14:04:56.065Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa172cbacd9273b49784b74
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 14:52:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 15:07:52 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 00:01:59 UTC
Views: 10
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