Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-79968 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79968 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-79968?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.6, 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-2026-79968?
- 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-2026-79968 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-79968?
- 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
CVE-2026-79968 is a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition in Dell SCG 5.0. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to Appliance 5.36.00.16 and Application 5.36.00.00. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the race condition window between a security check and the actual use of a resource to cause denial of service. The vulnerability requires no special privileges or user interaction. Patches are available in the identified fixed versions.
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