# CVE-2026-79942: Dell Secure Connect Gateway execution with unnecessary privileges

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79942-dell-secure-connect-gateway-execution-with-unnecessary-privileges  
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-2026-79942 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.4 · Published 2026-09-09

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) is a network appliance and application used to provide secure remote access to corporate systems. Versions before 5.36.00.16 (appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (application) contain a privilege escalation flaw that allows a low-privileged local user or compromised container to gain root-level access to the host system, potentially enabling complete infrastructure compromise.

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-2026-79942 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79942 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-79942?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.4, 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-2026-79942?** 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-2026-79942 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-79942?** 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

The vulnerability is an execution with unnecessary privileges issue affecting Dell SCG 5.0 versions prior to 5.36.00.16 (appliance) and 5.36.00.00 (application). The root cause is an exposed Docker socket that allows a low-privileged operator with SSH access or a compromised service running in a container to escape container boundaries and gain host-level root access without authentication. Attack requires local access (either SSH access to the host or code execution within a container). An attacker can leverage the socket to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Patches are available 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

## 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 hard-coded cryptographic key](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79735-dell-secure-connect-gateway-hard-coded-cryptographic-key)
- [Dell Secure Connect Gateway privilege violation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79693-dell-secure-connect-gateway-privilege-violation)