What is CVE-2026-80176?

CVE-2026-80176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-80176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

CVE-2026-80176

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 Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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-257 — Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80176?: CVE-2026-80176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-80176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.