Is CVE-2026-78484 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78484 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-78484?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 9 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance prior to 5.36.00.16; Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application prior to 5.36.00.00.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78484?

A patch was published on 2026-09-09: Patches available: Appliance 5.36.00.16, Application 5.36.00.00 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-78484 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-78484?

Check whether you run Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance or Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 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.

CVE-2026-78484: Dell Secure Connect Gateway OS command injection

CVE-2026-78484 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-09-09

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) is a network security appliance that manages remote access for enterprise organizations. A low-privileged local attacker can inject arbitrary operating system commands through improper input validation, potentially executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the gateway.

Technologies: Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance, Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application. Vendors: Dell.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-78484 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78484 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-78484?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 9 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance prior to 5.36.00.16; Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application prior to 5.36.00.00.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78484?: A patch was published on 2026-09-09: Patches available: Appliance 5.36.00.16, Application 5.36.00.00 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-78484 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-78484?: Check whether you run Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance or Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 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

The vulnerability is an OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) in Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00. The root cause is improper neutralization of special characters in user-supplied input before passing it to an OS command execution function. Exploitation requires local access and low privilege credentials. A successful exploit allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the host system, potentially achieving full system compromise. Patches are available in version 5.36.00.16 (Appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (Application).

Affected products

Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Appliance prior to 5.36.00.16
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 Application prior to 5.36.00.00

Timeline

2026-09-09: disclosed: Advisory published by Dell (DSA-2026-382)
2026-09-09: patched: Patches available: Appliance 5.36.00.16, Application 5.36.00.00

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities

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