Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-80177 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80177 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-80177?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, 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-2026-80177?
- 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-2026-80177 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-80177?
- 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-2026-80177 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Dell SCG 5.0 that stems from improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. The vulnerability affects both the Appliance (versions prior to 5.36.00.16) and Application (versions prior to 5.36.00.00) components. A low-privileged attacker with remote network access can exploit this by sending specially crafted requests containing SQL metacharacters to bypass query logic and execute arbitrary SQL, potentially leading to script injection and unauthorized data access. Patches are available in SCG 5.0 Appliance version 5.36.00.16 and Application version 5.36.00.00.
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