CVE-2026-79740

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-79740?

Upgrade secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-79740 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79740 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.30% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-79740?

CVE-2026-79740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-79740 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for secure connect gateway (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 an Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

secure connect gatewayNVD

Affected:< 5.36.00.16Fixed in:5.36.00.16CVE-2026-79740derived from NVD

Affected:< 5.36.00.00Fixed in:5.36.00.00CVE-2026-79740derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-798 (Hard-coded Credentials) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-15975	Critical	9.8	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-79740?

Upgrade secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Is CVE-2026-79740 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79740 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.30% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 22% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-79740?

CVE-2026-79740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-79740 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for secure connect gateway (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-09.