Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79947 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79947 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79947?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, 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-2026-79947?
- 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-2026-79947 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79947?
- 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 OS command injection (CWE-78) flaw in Dell Secure Connect Gateway's handling of user input. A low-privileged local attacker with access to the system can craft specially crafted input that is not properly neutralized before being passed to an OS command interpreter, allowing arbitrary command execution. The attack vector is local and requires low privileges but no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows script injection and potential lateral movement or privilege escalation. Patches are available: Appliance versions 5.36.00.16 and later, Application versions 5.36.00.00 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