CVE-2026-78019 Code injection in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

High 7.5 Published 9 Oct 2026 Updated 10 Oct 2026

A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit untrusted control sphere inclusion to achieve privilege escalation and remote code execution in Dell SCG Policy Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-78019?

CVE-2026-78019 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, published on 9 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges, Filesystem access for attacker, and Remote execution.

Weakness: CWE-829

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78019?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2026-78019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2026-78019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-phc8-5h83-mfgj.