CVE-2026-79945 Command injection in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

Medium 5.5 Published 9 Sep 2026 Updated 11 Sep 2026

A low-privileged local attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell Secure Connect Gateway appliances and applications.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-79945?

CVE-2026-79945 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, published on 9 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local 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 local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to command execution.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79945?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-79945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-22x7-x855-m7h7.