What is CVE-2026-78485?

CVE-2026-78485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, 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

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)

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

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-78485?: CVE-2026-78485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, 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.