Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73588 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73588 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73588?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.34.00.16.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73588?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-73588 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73588?
- Check whether you run Dell Policy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway or Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager 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 a missing authentication check on a critical administrative function in SCG Policy Manager, allowing unauthenticated remote network access to perform privileged operations. No preconditions such as prior authentication or user interaction are required; the function is directly exposed over the network. An attacker could bypass all access controls to manipulate security policies or extract sensitive data, and patches are available in version 5.34.00.16 and later.
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.34.00.16
Timeline
- 2026-09-23: disclosed