What is CVE-2026-79964?

CVE-2026-79964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-79964?

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

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-79964

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 Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to launch of phishing attacks.

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79964?: CVE-2026-79964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-79964?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.