CVE-2026-78015

Status: AnalyzedMedium (5.3)—

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Use of Less Trusted Source vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information tampering.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Base score: 5.3

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 1
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 %
Primary impactT1565.002 Transmitted Data Manipulationimpact65 %

AV:N y PR:N indica acceso remoto sin autenticación (T1190). CWE-348 y descripción ('tampering', 'less trusted source') sugieren manipulación de datos (T1565.002).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Vulnerability Scanning Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic Encrypt Sensitive Information

Affected technologies (1)

Dell — Policy Manager FOR Secure Connect Gateway

CWEs

CWE-348

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9

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