What is CVE-2026-76779?

CVE-2026-76779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-76779?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager

CVE-2026-76779

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.

Published 2026-10-09 · last modified 2026-10-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-76779?: CVE-2026-76779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-76779?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.