What is CVE-2026-79971?

CVE-2026-79971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-79971?

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

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-79971

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 Sanitization of Custom Special Characters vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.

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-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79971?: CVE-2026-79971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-79971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.