# CVE-2026-79735: Dell Secure Connect Gateway hard-coded cryptographic key

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79735-dell-secure-connect-gateway-hard-coded-cryptographic-key  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-09. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-79735 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.4 · Published 2026-09-09

Dell Secure Connect Gateway is a VPN/remote access appliance and application used to provide secure connectivity to corporate networks. Versions prior to 5.36.00.16 (appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (application) contain hard-coded cryptographic keys that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to decrypt sensitive communications and gain unauthorized access to protected resources.

Technologies: [Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/secure-connect-gateway-appliance), [Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/secure-connect-gateway-application). Vendors: [Dell](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/dell).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-79735 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79735 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-79735?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.4, 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-2026-79735?** 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-2026-79735 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-79735?** 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 involves the use of hard-coded cryptographic keys in Dell SCG 5.0, which is a cryptographic failure (CWE-321). An unauthenticated attacker with remote network access can potentially obtain these hard-coded keys from the application binaries or through reverse engineering, allowing them to decrypt sensitive data or forge authentication tokens. The vulnerability affects both the appliance (versions prior to 5.36.00.16) and application (versions prior to 5.36.00.00) deployments. No authentication or user interaction is required to exploit this flaw, making it a remote network-accessible vulnerability. Patched versions are available and should be deployed immediately to eliminate the exposure.

## 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

## References

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

## Related threats

- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway OS command injection vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79947-dell-secure-connect-gateway-os-command-injection-vulnerability)
- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway OS command injection in local process](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79945-dell-secure-connect-gateway-os-command-injection-in-local-process)
- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway least privilege violation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79944-dell-secure-connect-gateway-least-privilege-violation)
- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway execution with unnecessary privileges](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79942-dell-secure-connect-gateway-execution-with-unnecessary-privileges)
- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway privilege violation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79693-dell-secure-connect-gateway-privilege-violation)