CVE-2026-79637

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.7)—

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 Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Base score: 7.7

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 15
Score date: 10/7/2026

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 access85 %
Primary impactT1557 Adversary-in-the-Middlecredential access · collection80 %
Secondary impactT1078 Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access75 %

CWE-295 (validación deficiente de certificados) en aplicación remota sin autenticación (AV:N, PR:N) permite interceptar tráfico (MITM/T1557) y obtener acceso no autorizado, explotando la falta de validación SSL/TLS.

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

User Training Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic Application Developer Guidance

Affected technologies (1)

Dell — Secure Connect Gateway

CWEs

CWE-295

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities

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