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Dell Secure Connect Gateway EUVDEUVD-2026-75048

| CVE-2026-79942 LOW
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250)
2026-09-09 dell GHSA-5fv7-4472-c7g4
3.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: dell
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain high-privileged local account
  2. Delivery
    Access SCG host locally
  3. Exploit
    Identify over-privileged SCG component
  4. Execution
    Execute component beyond intended scope
  5. Impact
    Perform unauthorized integrity or availability modification

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Unnecessary privilege execution
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires two specific prerequisites: (1) local access to the physical or virtual host running Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application, and (2) a high-privileged OS-level account on that host (PR:H per CVSS vector). There is no network-based attack path - AV:L confirms exploitation is strictly local. Confidentiality impact is explicitly None (C:N per CVSS), so data theft is not an outcome. The vulnerability cannot be triggered by remote, unauthenticated, or low-privileged users. Limiting factors include the requirement for pre-existing high-privilege local access, the absence of any adjacent or network vector, and the constrained impact scope of limited integrity and availability modification only.

Impact

Real-world risk is low. The CVSS 3.1 score of 3.4 accurately captures the AV:L/PR:H prerequisites - an attacker must already hold a high-privileged local account on the SCG host, meaning exploitation presupposes either insider access or a prior compromise of a privileged credential. No CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code have been identified, and EPSS data was not provided in the available intelligence, though the access barrier makes automated or mass exploitation implausible. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in radom managing a Dell SCG deployment would realistically treat this as a low-priority patch cycle item unless operating under strict CIS Benchmark or DISA STIG compliance mandates that prohibit any unnecessary-privilege findings. The integrity and availability impacts are both rated Low, and confidentiality is unaffected, further constraining the blast radius. The primary residual risk is an insider threat or post-compromise lateral movement scenario in which an attacker with existing high-privilege local access uses the over-privileged process to entrench changes or degrade the appliance.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a high-privileged local account on the SCG host - via insider access or a prior credential compromise - identifies an SCG component running with excessive OS privileges beyond its operational need. The attacker invokes that component to perform unauthorized file or process modifications outside the intended scope of the gateway's function, degrading system integrity or availability. No public exploit code exists, and the high-privilege local access prerequisite makes opportunistic exploitation highly unlikely.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance (prior to 5.36.00.16) and Application (prior to 5.36.00.00) contain a CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges flaw in which internal components operate with OS-level permissions exceeding what their function requires, allowing a locally authenticated high-privileged attacker to perform unauthorized modifications to system integrity and availability. The affected products are Dell's enterprise remote support gateway platform used to facilitate secure ProSupport connectivity in production environments. No public exploit code has been identified and the CVSS 3.4 Low rating reflects the substantial access prerequisites - local access and a pre-existing high-privilege account - sharply limiting opportunistic exploitation potential.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch is available. Upgrade Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance to version 5.36.00.16 or later, and Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application to version 5.36.00.00 or later, as specified in Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-382 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities). If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict local shell and administrative access to the SCG host to only operationally essential personnel and audit currently active high-privilege local accounts, revoking any that are stale or unnecessary; this reduces the attacker prerequisite pool but does not remediate the underlying privilege misconfiguration and should be treated as a temporary compensating control only.

Affected VersionsENISA

Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application 0 <5.36.00.00 or later
Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance 0 <5.36.00.16 or later

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges) describes a violation of the principle of least privilege in which a process, service, or component executes with broader OS-level permissions than its functional role requires. In Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0, the flaw affects two distinct product forms: the Appliance variant (cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway_5.0_-_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a hardware or virtual appliance form factor, and the Application variant (cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway_5.0_-_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a software-deployed version. SCG 5.0 is designed to provide encrypted remote access tunnels for Dell support technicians, making its privileged execution context security-sensitive. The CVSS vector (C:N/I:L/A:L) confirms that exploitation yields only limited integrity and availability impact with no confidentiality exposure, consistent with the over-privileged process being leveraged for unauthorized system state changes rather than data exfiltration.

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Severity by source

Vendor (dell) PRIMARY 3.4 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 3.4 LOW

Local-only attack vector, high privileges required, no confidentiality impact, and only limited integrity and availability effects align with the vendor-provided vector.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (dell).

CVSS VectorVendor: dell

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 16:04 EUVD

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 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Dell remote support gateway, deployed in large IT environments
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

17
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +17
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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