What is CVE-2026-80170?

CVE-2026-80170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-80170?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-80170

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 Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80170?: CVE-2026-80170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-80170?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.