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CVE-2026-79941

Q: Is CVE-2026-79941 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-79941 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-79941?

CVE-2026-79941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2026-09-09
Fixed in5.36.00.16 · 5.36.00.00
WeaknessCWE-77

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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 a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2026-09-0915:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-79941?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-79941?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Dell secure connect gateway

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.36	< 5.36.00.16	5.36.00.16	NVD
5.36	< 5.36.00.00	5.36.00.00	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Dell secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 · 5.36.00.00

Advisories and patches

www.dell.comVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-09-11
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CNACVSS 3.15.3read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.7 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2026-09-09
Last Modified: 2026-09-11
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79941?

Is CVE-2026-79941 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-79941 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-79941?

CVE-2026-79941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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