CVE-2026-79968

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 5.6 MEDIUM

5.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

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	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 : 2026-09-09 13:20

Updated : 2026-09-14 14:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-79968

Mitre link : CVE-2026-79968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-79968

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Products Affected

dell

secure_connect_gateway

CWE

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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