Dell SCG 5.0 RPT Vulnerability (5.36.00.16)
CVE-2026-79728 Published on September 9, 2026
Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains a Relative Path Traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-79728 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-79728
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Affected Versions
Dell Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Application:- Before 5.36.00.00 or later is affected.
- Before 5.36.00.16 or later is affected.