Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79966 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79966 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79966?
- Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.3, 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-2026-79966?
- 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-2026-79966 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79966?
- 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
This vulnerability is an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) in Dell Secure Connect Gateway. The flaw allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to insert or expose sensitive data within application logs. The attack vector is local with low privileges required, meaning an authenticated but unprivileged user can trigger the issue. The impact is information disclosure—sensitive data written to logs may be accessible to other users or processes with log file access. Patches are available in SCG 5.0 Appliance version 5.36.00.16 and SCG 5.0 Application version 5.36.00.00 or later.
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