CVE-2026-78490

High

Description

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 Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to client-side request forgery.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

ProductDell Secure Connect Gateway

PublishedSep 9, 2026

First seenSep 9, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-307CWE-307

How to fix

Update

dell secure_connect_gateway5.36.00.00, 5.36.00.16 or later

Vendor advisories

dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
dell secure_connect_gateway	v < 5.36.00.00, v < 5.36.00.16	5.36.00.00, 5.36.00.16

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