What is CVE-2026-78485?

CVE-2026-78485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-78485?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-78485

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Unauthorized access

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78485?: CVE-2026-78485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-78485?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.