What is CVE-2026-78018?

CVE-2026-78018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-78018?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

RCE in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager

CVE-2026-78018

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78018?: CVE-2026-78018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-78018?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.