What is CVE-2026-79973?

CVE-2026-79973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under CWE-567. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-79973?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-79973

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 Unsynchronized Access to Shared Data in a Multithreaded Context vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

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-2026-79973?: CVE-2026-79973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under CWE-567. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-79973?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.