Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78492 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78492 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78492?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 9 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance prior to 5.36.00.16; Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application prior to 5.36.00.00.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78492?
- 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-2026-78492 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78492?
- 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
This vulnerability is an improper certificate validation flaw in Dell SCG 5.0 versions prior to 5.36.00.16 (appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (application). An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit insufficient certificate validation checks to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction, and the attack vector is purely network-based. Exploitation could lead to unauthorized access, interception of sensitive communications, or impersonation of legitimate SCG endpoints. Dell has released patches in versions 5.36.00.16 and later.
Affected products
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance prior to 5.36.00.16
- Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application prior to 5.36.00.00
Timeline
- 2026-09-09: disclosed