CVE-2026-79728 Path traversal in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Sep 2026 Updated 14 Sep 2026

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit a relative path traversal flaw to access the filesystem of Dell Secure Connect Gateway appliances and applications.

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

What is CVE-2026-79728?

CVE-2026-79728 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 a Relative Path Traversal vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to filesystem access for attacker.

Weakness: CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-79728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4gq-mv3f-w5c7.