Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain man-in-the-middle position on network path
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ExploitIntercept SCG Policy Manager traffic
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ExecutionRead sensitive data transmitted in cleartext
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ImpactHarvest disclosed information
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Transport encryption
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to intercept network traffic to or from the Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager - i.e. a man-in-the-middle or passive-sniffing position on the communication path (shared segment, compromised network device, or traffic redirection). No authentication is required (PR:N) and no user interaction is needed (UI:N), but the High attack complexity (AC:H) reflects that the attacker must first achieve that on-path interception position, which is the primary limiting factor. Applies to SCG Policy Manager versions prior to 5.34.00.16. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, defensively-weighted issue rather than a critical priority. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) is driven entirely by confidentiality (C:H) with no integrity or availability impact, consistent with CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission. Although the vector is network (AV:N) and unauthenticated (PR:N), the High attack complexity (AC:H) is the key limiter: a cleartext-transmission flaw requires the attacker to occupy a privileged position on the network path (man-in-the-middle / traffic interception) rather than simply sending a packet to the service, which is why this is not a spray-and-pray exploit. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or automatable mass exploitation - no public exploit identified at time of analysis. This is a genuine confidentiality-hygiene fix that matters in monitored/regulated environments, but it is not a high-urgency remote-code-execution-class threat. No conflicting signals were found: the CVSS vector, CWE, and description all align on unauthenticated remote information disclosure via interception. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker positioned on the network path between a client and the Dell SCG Policy Manager (e.g. on a shared LAN segment, compromised switch, or via ARP/route manipulation) passively captures traffic and reads sensitive information transmitted in cleartext. Because the data is unencrypted, no credentials or crafted payload are needed once interception is achieved. No public POC is referenced, and the High attack complexity reflects the need to first gain that interception position. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 29, 2026
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager versions prior to 5.34.00.16 exposes data to anyone able to observe network traffic to or from the product. The flaw is unauthenticated (PR:N) and requires no user interaction (UI:N), but its High attack complexity reflects that an attacker must first obtain an on-path position - a man-in-the-middle or passive-sniffing vantage point on the communication path - before any data can be read; confidentiality impact is rated High with no integrity or availability effect. At time of analysis there is no public exploit identified and no CISA KEV listing, so this is a moderate, defensively-weighted exposure rather than an actively exploited emergency. No EPSS score was supplied in the available intelligence.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager to version 5.34.00.16 or later, which is the vendor-released fix for CVE-2026-76114, and follow the consolidated guidance in Dell Security Advisory DSA-2026-385 (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities); because that advisory packages multiple vulnerabilities, apply the full update rather than selecting individual fixes. Where an immediate upgrade is not possible, the effective compensating control is to remove the attacker's ability to reach an on-path position: place SCG Policy Manager management and egress traffic on a dedicated, tightly segmented VLAN with no shared broadcast domain with untrusted hosts, terminate all communication through authenticated TLS (verify the appliance is not falling back to plaintext HTTP, SNMPv1/v2c, or unencrypted syslog/SMTP), and use 802.1X port authentication, dynamic ARP inspection, and DHCP snooping on access switches to frustrate interception - the trade-off being added network complexity and potential connectivity breakage for monitoring or discovery tooling that relies on broadcast traffic. Restrict inbound access to the appliance's management interfaces to a small set of administrative jump hosts via firewall ACLs, and monitor for rogue DHCP servers, ARP spoofing, and unexpected TLS downgrades; these controls reduce but do not eliminate the exposure, since a compromised upstream network device can still sit on the path, so patching to 5.34.00.16 remains the only complete fix.
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The issue is an instance of CWE-319, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager - the policy-management component of Dell's support-connectivity gateway, which brokers configuration, policy, telemetry, and credential material between a customer environment and Dell back-end services. Rather than a memory-safety or injection defect, the root cause is a transport-security weakness: some data exchanged by the product is sent over a channel that is not adequately protected by encryption, so any party positioned on the path can recover it. The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N describes a network-reachable (AV:N) weakness that yields a High confidentiality loss only, with no integrity or availability impact and no scope change. The AC:H rating is the key nuance: the vulnerability is not remotely triggerable by a simple crafted request - exploitation depends on the attacker already having achieved interception capability (shared network segment, compromised switch/router, ARP or DNS manipulation, or traffic redirection). CPE data identifies the affected component as cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway_(scg)_policy_manager with a wildcard version, meaning all builds below the fixed release are presumed affected.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Cleartext transmission needs an on-path interception position (AC:H) but no auth (PR:N); impact is confidentiality only (C:H), with no integrity or availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: dell
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains a Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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