--- title: "CVE-2026-78490: Dell SCG 5.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery" description: "Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance < 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application < 5.36.00.00 contain an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability, letting unauthenticated remote attackers perform client-side request forgery, exploit requires remote access." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-78490/ --- # CVE-2026-78490 Dell SCG 5.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance < 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application < 5.36.00.00 contain an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability, letting unauthenticated remote attackers perform client-side request forgery, exploit requires remote access. CVSS base score 7.5 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78490) ## Details Type Cross Site Request Forgery Impact Cross Site Request Forgery CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Published 9 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-307](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/307.html) ## Vendor fix Update to versions 5.36.00.16 for Appliance and 5.36.00.00 for Application or later. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78490](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78490) - [https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)