CVE-2026-79975 Server-side request forgery in Secure Connect Gateway 5.0 - Appliance

Medium 5.5 Published 7 Sep 2026 Updated 8 Sep 2026

A low-privileged local attacker can exploit improper certificate validation to perform server-side request forgery in Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

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-2026-79975?

CVE-2026-79975 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway, published on 7 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 Certificate Validation vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to server-side request forgery.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2026-79975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjcg-5g6p-vr5c.