Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-61409 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-61409 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61409?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 7 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway prior to 5.36.00.00.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-61409?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-07: Version 5.36.00.00 and later Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-61409 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-61409?
- Check whether you run Dell Secure Connect Gateway at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an OS command injection (CWE-78) caused by improper neutralization of special elements in user input before passing them to OS command execution functions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious request containing shell metacharacters that bypass input validation. No authentication is required and the attack vector is network-accessible, making this easily exploitable. A successful exploit allows arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the gateway process, potentially leading to full system compromise. Dell released patches in versions 5.36.00.00 (Application) and 5.36.00.16 (Appliance).
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway prior to 5.36.00.00
Timeline
- 2026-09-07: disclosed
- 2026-09-07: patched: Version 5.36.00.00 and later