CVE-2026-80166: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management 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 an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application
Dell
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-80166 is an improper privilege management vulnerability (CWE-269) affecting Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is included in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive functions or data, and impacting system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T21:04:22.134Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9eebe7acd9273b49f8e7b4
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 16:52:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 00:45:13 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 13:15:24 UTC
Views: 98
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