Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege local account
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DeliveryAccess vulnerable SCG input surface
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ExploitInject OS command metacharacters
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ExecutionExecute injected script in SCG process context
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ImpactExfiltrate sensitive configuration or credential data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Local system access with a low-privilege account on the Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance or Application is required. The attacker must be able to interact with the vulnerable input surface locally (AV:L, PR:L per CVSS). No user interaction is required (UI:N). No special non-default configuration is cited as a prerequisite - the vulnerability appears present in default deployments of the affected versions. Exploitation is limited by the requirement for prior local access: this is not remotely exploitable and cannot serve as an initial network-based attack vector. The confidentiality-only impact (C:H/I:N/A:N per vendor CVSS) further limits the blast radius, with no direct integrity or availability consequence confirmed. |
| Impact | The CVSS base score of 5.5 (Medium) reflects a local, low-privilege attack vector, which significantly limits exploitability compared to network-accessible vulnerabilities. The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring an attacker to already have a foothold on the system with at minimum a low-privilege account - reducing opportunistic risk. The confidentiality impact is rated High (C:H), indicating sensitive data exposure is achievable, but integrity and availability impacts are rated None, which is unusual for OS command injection and may indicate the injection surface is constrained to read-only operations or that the vendor scoped the impact conservatively. EPSS data is not available in the provided intelligence. There is no KEV listing and no public exploit code identified. The CWE assigned (CWE-89, SQL Injection) conflicts with both the description and the 'OS Command Injection' title, raising questions about metadata accuracy - the actual root cause appears to be CWE-78. Real-world priority is moderate: the local access requirement means this is most relevant as a post-compromise privilege escalation or data exfiltration path rather than an initial access vector. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has already obtained a low-privilege local account on the SCG appliance - for example, through credential theft or a prior unrelated compromise - supplies specially crafted input containing OS command metacharacters to the vulnerable component. The unsanitized input is passed to a system shell, causing the injected script to execute in the context of the SCG process and exposing sensitive configuration or credential data accessible at that privilege level. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026
OS command injection in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 allows a local low-privileged attacker to inject and execute scripts, resulting in high confidentiality impact. Affected are SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and there is no CISA KEV listing.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patches are available: 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, per DSA-2026-382 at https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict local shell or console access to the SCG appliance/application to only trusted administrative accounts, reducing the pool of low-privilege users who could trigger the injection path. Audit local accounts on the SCG system and remove or disable any unnecessary low-privilege accounts. Note that account restriction does not eliminate the vulnerability and patching remains the definitive fix.
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Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) is an enterprise remote support gateway appliance and application. The vulnerability is rooted in improper neutralization of special elements in OS commands (the description and title cite CWE-78/OS Command Injection), though the assigned CWE-89 (SQL Injection) appears to be an error in the source metadata. The affected component allows user-supplied input to reach an OS-level command interpreter without adequate sanitization, enabling script injection. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L) confirms exploitation requires local system access with low-privilege credentials. The scope is unchanged (S:U), and the vendor-assessed impact is confidentiality-only (C:H/I:N/A:N), suggesting the injected scripts can read sensitive data but the exploitation path does not directly permit write or denial-of-service impact per current vendor assessment.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local access with low privileges required per description; confidentiality-only impact accepted from vendor assessment given constrained 'script injection' framing.
Primary rating from Vendor (emc).
CVSS VectorVendor: emc
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.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 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
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