Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73589 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73589 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73589?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager prior to 5.34.00.16, prior to 5.36.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73589?
- 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-2026-73589 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73589?
- 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
A weak encoding mechanism is used to store passwords in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager versions prior to 5.34.00.16 and 5.36. A local attacker can exploit this to recover plaintext passwords, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation. Patched versions have been released.
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager prior to 5.34.00.16, prior to 5.36
Timeline
- 2026-09-23: disclosed