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Secure Connect Gateway CVE-2025-36592

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2025-10-30 security_alert@emc.com
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: emc
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious XSS payload URL
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link to Policy Manager operator
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks and page renders payload
  4. Execution
    Script executes in victim browser session
  5. Impact
    Hijack session or exfiltrate data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an attacker to deliver a crafted input/URL to the Dell SCG Policy Manager web interface AND requires a legitimate user to interact with it (UI:R in the CVSS vector) - a victim must load the malicious page or click the crafted link for the injected script to execute. While no authentication is needed to craft the attack (PR:N), the practical value depends on targeting a user who has an active Policy Manager session, and impact is confined to the victim's browser context (C:L/I:L, no server-side availability impact). The user-interaction requirement is the primary limiting factor: automated, interaction-free mass exploitation is not possible. Affected deployments are limited to Policy Manager versions 5.20 through 5.28.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity reflected/stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79, CVSS 5.4) whose signals consistently point to a LOW real-world priority. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) confirms network reach and no privileges required, but crucially requires user interaction (UI:R) and yields only limited confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact - typical of client-side script injection rather than server compromise. EPSS reinforces low urgency at 0.21% (11th percentile), and the vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV with no public exploit code identified, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input. The signals are mutually consistent - low EPSS, no KEV, no POC, medium CVSS, and a UI-dependent attack vector all align, with no contradictions to flag. Net assessment: a legitimate issue to patch in routine cycles, not an emergency; the 'unauthenticated remote' framing in the description is real but tempered by the mandatory user-interaction requirement and the client-side-only impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious URL or input targeting the SCG Policy Manager web interface and lures an authenticated operator into clicking it (UI:R). When the victim's browser renders the unsanitized input, attacker-controlled JavaScript executes in the context of the Policy Manager session, potentially stealing session tokens or performing actions as the victim. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Cross-site scripting in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager versions 5.20, 5.22, 5.24, 5.26, and 5.28 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject script into the web interface; the injected code executes in the browser context of a legitimate user who loads a crafted page or clicks a crafted link (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, 5.4). No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); EPSS is 0.21% (11th percentile), consistent with a low real-world priority because the required user interaction blocks automated, mass exploitation. Practical impact is limited to the victim's browser session and the data reachable through it, with no server-side availability or confidentiality impact beyond low scope-limited effects.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix described in Dell advisory DSA-2025-391 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000385220/dsa-2025-391-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-for-multiple-vulnerabilities), which is the authoritative source for the patched Policy Manager build; the exact remediated version number is not specified in the data provided here, so confirm the target release directly in the advisory before upgrading from any of the affected 5.20-5.28 builds. Vendor advisory published; exact patched version not confirmed in the provided intelligence. Until the upgrade is completed, the most effective compensating control is to restrict network access to the Policy Manager web interface - place it behind a management VLAN, VPN, or an allow-listed reverse proxy so that only trusted administrative hosts can reach it; this materially reduces exposure but adds an access-friction and operational-overhead trade-off for administrators. Because exploitation depends on victim interaction (UI:R), reinforcing user awareness around not following unsolicited links to the management console and enforcing a strict Content-Security-Policy on any fronting proxy can reduce the chance of successful script execution, though CSP is a defense-in-depth measure and will break inline-script UI elements if applied without testing. Session-scoped mitigations such as short idle session timeouts, re-authentication before sensitive Policy Manager actions, and browser-side protections limit the value of a hijacked session but do not remove the underlying injection flaw. Monitor Dell's advisory page for the patched release and deploy it as soon as it is available; no public exploit code has been identified, so there is no urgency-driven need to deviate from standard change-control for the restricted-access workaround.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79, Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') - commonly a reflected or stored XSS pattern in which user-controllable input is written into an HTML response without adequate output encoding or context-aware escaping. Dell SCG Policy Manager is a Windows-hosted management component used to configure and monitor Dell Secure Connect Gateway deployments; its Policy Manager web UI is the attack surface described here. The supplied CPE cpe:2.3:a:dell:policy_manager_for_secure_connect_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version, so the authoritative version list is the one given in the description: 5.20, 5.22, 5.24, 5.26, and 5.28. The CVSS vector confirms the exploit path is network-facing with no privileges required (PR:N) but requires the victim to interact (UI:R), and scope is unchanged with only low confidentiality and integrity effects (S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), which matches a script-injection issue whose blast radius is the targeted user's authenticated browser session rather than the underlying appliance.

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Severity by source

Vendor (emc) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable web interface (AV:N/AC:L), no auth to craft the attack (PR:N) but mandatory victim click (UI:R); client-side script injection gives limited C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (emc).

CVSS VectorVendor: emc

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, version(s) 5.20. 5.22, 5.24, 5.26, 5.28, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Dell enterprise support gateway appliance, common in Dell shops but specific-purpose
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:dell:policy_manager_for_secure_connect_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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