What is CVE-2026-79962?

CVE-2026-79962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under CWE-567. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-79962?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-79962

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 a Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-567

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79962?: CVE-2026-79962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under CWE-567. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-79962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.