CVE-2026-78481 Hardcoded credentials in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Sep 2026 Updated 9 Sep 2026

A low-privileged remote attacker can bypass protection mechanisms in Dell Secure Connect Gateway due to a hard-coded cryptographic key.

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-2026-78481?

CVE-2026-78481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, published on 9 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.

Weakness: CWE-321

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78481?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2026-78481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-78481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-78481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4jrw-jr7v-757v.