Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78482 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78482 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78482?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 9 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance 5.0 prior to 5.36.00.16; Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application 5.0 prior to 5.36.00.00.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78482?
- 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-2026-78482 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78482?
- Check whether you run Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance or Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application 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
CVE-2026-78482 is an OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00. The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in OS commands, allowing an attacker with local access and low privileges to inject and execute arbitrary commands. The attack vector is local with low privilege requirements. Successful exploitation enables command execution with the privileges of the affected application, potentially leading to system compromise. The fix is available in version 5.36.00.16 for the appliance and 5.36.00.00 for the application.
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance 5.0 prior to 5.36.00.16
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application 5.0 prior to 5.36.00.00
Timeline
- 2026-09-09: disclosed