CVE-2026-79741

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-79741?

Upgrade secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-79741 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79741 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-79741?

CVE-2026-79741 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. 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-2026-79741 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.

MEDIUMEPSS 73th pctl

5.3

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 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.

CWE-77Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

secure connect gatewayNVD

Affected:< 5.36.00.16Fixed in:5.36.00.16CVE-2026-79741derived from NVD

Affected:< 5.36.00.00Fixed in:5.36.00.00CVE-2026-79741derived 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

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21887	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-1671	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-1389	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-1823	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-79741?

Upgrade secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Is CVE-2026-79741 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-79741 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-79741?

CVE-2026-79741 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. 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-2026-79741 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 2026-09-11.