CVE-2026-80126: CWE-667: Improper Locking in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Description
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00 contain an improper locking vulnerability (CWE-667). This flaw could allow a low privileged remote attacker to gain unauthorized filesystem access. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-80126 describes an improper locking vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance and Application prior to versions 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively. Improper locking can lead to race conditions or unauthorized access to filesystem resources. A low privileged attacker with remote access could exploit this flaw to gain filesystem access, potentially impacting availability (CVSS impact vector indicates high impact on availability but no confidentiality or integrity impact). No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, so patch status is unknown.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and remote access could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the filesystem. The CVSS score indicates a medium severity with a high impact on availability, but no direct confidentiality or integrity impact is described. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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. Until a fix is available, restrict remote access to the affected systems to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T20:04:12.994Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9ee4d8acd9273b49eba9c1
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 16:22:48 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 00:57:40 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 64
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