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Dell SCG CVE-2026-78481

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74887 MEDIUM
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (CWE-321)
2026-09-09 security_alert@emc.com GHSA-4jrw-jr7v-757v
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: emc
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Vendor (emc) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

PR:L confirmed by description; C:H for cryptographic decryption of protected data; I:N and A:N because hardcoded key enables reading only.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (emc).

CVSS VectorVendor: emc

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 13:19 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 12:36 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

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 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

AnalysisAI

Hardcoded cryptographic key exposure in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 allows a remote low-privileged attacker to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms, resulting in high confidentiality impact. Both the Appliance (prior to 5.36.00.16) and Application (prior to 5.36.00.00) deployment modes are affected. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a valid low-privilege account on the Dell SCG instance (PR:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 6.5 (Medium) reflects the PR:L prerequisite - a low-privileged account is required, reducing opportunistic exploitation risk compared to unauthenticated flaws. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance to version 5.36.00.16 or later, and Dell SCG 5.0 Application to version 5.36.00.00 or later, as specified in Dell advisory DSA-2026-382 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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