Critical severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-76779
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager · Dell
before 5.36.00.16 or later · source: vendor
PM
Policy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway · Dell
before 5.36.00.16 · source: NVD
Affected product
SC
Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager
Dell
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76779
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76779
vendor-advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9
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