What is CVE-2026-78340?

CVE-2026-78340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-78340?

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

Path Traversal in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager

CVE-2026-78340

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution and Filesystem access for attacker.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78340?: CVE-2026-78340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (Scg) Policy Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-78340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.