What is CVE-2026-79942?

CVE-2026-79942 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-79942?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway

CVE-2026-79942

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 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

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-2026-79942?: CVE-2026-79942 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-79942?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.