CVE-2026-79943

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 Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:::::application:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:::::virtual:::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-07 16:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 01:15

NVD link : CVE-2026-79943

Mitre link : CVE-2026-79943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-79943

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Products Affected

dell

secure_connect_gateway

CWE

CWE-297

Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

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