Privilege escalation in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
CVE-2026-80178
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 Privilege Management vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-80178?
- CVE-2026-80178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-80178?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.