Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-73594 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73594 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-73594?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 29 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.34.00.16 and before 5.36.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73594?
- 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-2026-73594 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-73594?
- Check whether you run 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
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Policy Manager component allows unauthenticated attackers with adjacent network access to bypass certificate validation mechanisms. The flaw enables man-in-the-middle attacks, information disclosure, and tampering with protected communications. Patches are available in versions 5.34.00.16 and 5.36 and later.
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager before 5.34.00.16 and before 5.36
Timeline
- 2026-09-29: disclosed