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title: "CVE-2026-78492: Dell SCG 5.0 - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance < 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application < 5.36.00.00 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability, letting unauthenticated remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires remote access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-78492/
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# CVE-2026-78492 Dell SCG 5.0 - Authentication Bypass

Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance < 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application < 5.36.00.00 contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability, letting unauthenticated remote attackers gain unauthorized access, exploit requires remote access.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.24% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78492)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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

Published

9 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-295](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade Dell SCG Appliance to 5.36.00.16 and Application to 5.36.00.00 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-2026-78492](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78492)
- [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)

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