Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local account
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DeliveryLocate mispermissioned critical resource
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ExploitRead/modify protected files
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ExecutionBypass protection mechanism
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ImpactGain unauthorized access and disclose data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the attacker to already have an authenticated, low-privileged local account on the system hosting Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (CVSS PR:L, AV:L). Exploitation abuses an incorrect permission assignment on a critical resource (CWE-732) - i.e., files or objects granted broader read/write access than intended - so the realistic prerequisite is local shell or service-account access to the SCG host. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the flaw cannot be triggered remotely or by an unauthenticated actor; these are the primary limiting factors that constrain real-world exploitability to insiders or attackers who have already gained a foothold. |
| Impact | Signals here are consistent and point to a moderate, non-urgent priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, 7.1 HIGH) requires local access and existing low-level privileges, which substantially limits the attacker population compared to a network-facing flaw. EPSS is very low (0.09%, 0th percentile) and the vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV; SSVC corroborates this with Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, meaning no evidence of active or automatable exploitation. The one elevating signal is SSVC Technical Impact: total, which aligns with the CVSS C:H/I:H (full confidentiality and integrity loss once the permission misassignment is abused). There is no conflict between the CVSS local vector and the description, which also explicitly states 'local access' and 'low privileged attacker' - these agree. No POC is referenced. Net: this is a legitimate privilege/permission flaw worth patching on normal maintenance cadence, but it is not a drop-everything issue - the local + authenticated prerequisite and absence of any exploitation evidence keep real-world risk modest. One data caveat: the affected-version ceiling differs between sources (see confidence notes), which affects remediation targeting more than risk scoring. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user who already holds a low-privileged local account on the host running Dell SCG Policy Manager leverages insecure file or resource permissions (CWE-732) to read or modify critical resources they should not be able to touch. By doing so they disclose sensitive configuration or credential data and bypass protection mechanisms to gain unauthorized access beyond their intended role. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires pre-existing local access, which raises the practical bar. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv2 – Oct 13, 2026
Incorrect permission assignment on critical resources in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager lets an authenticated, low-privileged local user on the SCG host read and modify files or objects that should have been restricted, producing high confidentiality and high integrity impact together with a bypass of the product's own protection mechanisms (CVSS 3.1 base 7.1, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). The practical prerequisite is a pre-existing foothold on the appliance - a local shell or a service account - so the realistic threat actor is an insider or someone who has already compromised the host; there is no remote or unauthenticated path to trigger the flaw and no user interaction is required. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis, EPSS is 0.09% (0th percentile) and CISA's SSVC assessment records exploitation as 'none' with automatable 'no', making this a moderate, non-urgent priority for organizations running the affected versions.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
Incorrect permission assignment in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager allows a locally authenticated low-privileged user to read sensitive data and bypass an intended protection mechanism, resulting in information disclosure and unauthorized access. Only hosts running SCG Policy Manager builds older than the vendor's fixed baseline are affected, and the attack cannot be performed remotely - the attacker must first hold a local account on the appliance. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity (AC:H) together with the local-only, low-privilege prerequisite keeps realistic risk at moderate rather than critical; availability is unaffected.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory - apply the fixed SCG Policy Manager build documented in Dell's DSA-2026-385 security update (https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9); because the CVE description cites versions prior to 5.34.00.16 while EUVD cites <5.36.00.16, verify the exact release against the advisory and, where the two conflict, move to the newer build as the safe baseline rather than assuming 5.34.00.16 is sufficient. Until the upgrade is in place, compensating controls should target the local prerequisite: remove or disable unnecessary local and shared service accounts on the SCG host and restrict interactive logon to the appliance so that only trusted administrators can obtain a local session, accepting the operational cost of tighter admin access; audit and tighten filesystem ACLs on the SCG installation, configuration, credential, and certificate directories so that they are not writable by non-administrative principals, testing first because aggressive ACL changes can break the SCG service, which legitimately needs write access to its own state; and enable file-integrity monitoring on those same paths to detect tampering or unauthorized modification, which provides detection rather than prevention and adds alerting overhead. Network segmentation and firewall changes offer limited direct benefit against a local-only flaw, but isolating the SCG appliance on a management VLAN reduces the value of any post-exploitation lateral movement. Monitor for host-level tampering indicators and for anomalous use of low-privileged accounts on the appliance while remediation is pending.
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The root cause is CWE-732, Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource: files, directories, configuration stores, or host-level objects used by Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager are granted broader read/write access than the application's trust model requires, so a locally authenticated low-privileged account can read or overwrite resources the service treats as authoritative. SCG Policy Manager is an appliance-style gateway that brokers policy and connectivity data between Dell infrastructure and managed endpoints, meaning its critical resources typically include configuration databases, policy definitions, credentials, certificates, and service executables - exactly the material that would explain the C:H/I:H rating, since read access leaks sensitive data and write access enables tampering, persistence, or chaining into a stronger compromise such as replacement of a service binary or injection into a trusted configuration file. The CVSS vector (PR:L, AV:L, UI:N, AC:L, scope unchanged) confirms the flaw is exploitable by an authenticated local actor without user interaction and with no complexity barrier, but it cannot be reached over the network or by an unauthenticated party; the permission misconfiguration itself is the whole of the weakness, and it does not cross a security boundary beyond the SCG host. CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway_(scg)_policy_manager with a wildcard version) confirms the affected component is the SCG Policy Manager product line rather than a downstream Dell endpoint agent. Note that the CVE description states versions prior to 5.34.00.16 while ENISA's EUVD entry lists 0 through <5.36.00.16; analysts should treat the vendor advisory DSA-2026-385 as the authoritative source for exact affected and fixed builds.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description confirms local access by a low-privileged user, so AV:L/PR:L/AC:L; permission misassignment yields high confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (dell).
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionNVD
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.
Executive ViewAI
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager contains a permission-assignment flaw that would allow someone who already has a low-privileged local account on the appliance to read and alter files and configuration objects that should be off-limits, undermining the product's own access controls. Because the attacker must first hold a foothold on the SCG host, the realistic exposure is insider misuse or an adversary who has already breached the appliance - but that foothold would let them tamper with the gateway that mediates connectivity between Dell infrastructure and the broader environment. Leadership should treat this as a manageable but real risk to the integrity of a trusted management component, warranting routine patching rather than emergency response.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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Improper TLS certificate validation in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager lets a man-in-the-middle who alr
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Protection mechanism bypass in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (versions below the vendor-fixed release
Cross-site request forgery in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager prior to the vendor-fixed build allows a
Local privilege escalation in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager versions prior to 5.34.00.16 lets a low-p
Unauthenticated remote attackers can reach a critical function in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager witho
EUVD-2026-95585
GHSA-4pvw-c4q7-9cf5
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