CVE-2026-79728 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-79728
Vulnerability Scoring

6.5
/10
High Risk

If left unpatched, CVE-2026-79728 could lead to major system disruptions or data loss.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-79728 Details

Status: Analyzed

Published on: 09 Sep 2026, 13:20 UTC

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

security_alert@emc.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

CVE-2026-79728 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-79728: 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.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-79728

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-79728 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-79728

CVE-2026-79728 presents a challenge to exploit due to its high attack complexity, but the absence of privilege requirements still makes it a viable target for skilled attackers. A thorough security review is advised.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-79728, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-79728, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2026-79728 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2026-79728 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-79728 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-79728 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-23

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Relative Path Traversal CAPEC-139 An attacker exploits a weakness in input validation on the target by supplying a specially constructed path utilizing dot and slash characters for the purpose of obtaining access to arbitrary files or resources. An attacker modifies a known path on the target in order to reach material that is not available through intended channels. These attacks normally involve adding additional path separators (/ or \) and/or dots (.), or encodings thereof, in various combinations in order to reach parent directories or entirely separate trees of the target's directory structure.
  • Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-76 An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:3.52.10.08:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:3.52.10.08:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.00.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.00.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.10.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.12.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.12:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.12:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.14.00.16:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.16.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.16.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.16.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.16.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.18.00.20:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.20.00.10:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.16:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.16:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.18:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.22.00.18:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.14:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.26:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.24.00.26:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.18:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.18:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.20:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.26.00.20:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.28.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.28.00.00:*:*:*:application:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.28.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dell:secure_connect_gateway:5.28.00.14:*:*:*:virtual:*:*:*

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