Dell SCG 5.26-5.30 Exec Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2025-46696 Published on January 6, 2026
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) 5.0 Appliance and Application, version(s) versions 5.26 to 5.30, contain(s) an Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-46696 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The software performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-46696
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Affected Versions
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Appliance:- Before 5.32.00.20 is affected.
- Version 5.26.00 and below 5.32.00 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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