Dell SCG 5.0 App/Appliance TOCTOU Race Cond leading to DoS (pre 5.36.00.16)
CVE-2026-79730 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 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-79730 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 be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2026-79730 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-79730
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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.