# CVE-2026-79641: Command injection in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

> A remote low-privileged attacker can exploit an OS command injection vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway to elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxcf-rj2c-3wrj

## What is CVE-2026-79641?

CVE-2026-79641 is a high-severity command injection 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 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to elevation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79641?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-79641?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-79641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway

- [CVE-2026-80172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80172/): Auth bypass in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-61410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61410/): Missing authorization in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-80238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80238/): Privilege escalation in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-78491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78491/): Security feature bypass in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2026-79645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79645/): Missing authorization in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79641 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-79641 is a high-severity command injection 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Secure Connect Gateway. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79641/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79641/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79641
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79641
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79641

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79641/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.