Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, Versions prior to 5.36, contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure, Information tampering, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.
CVE-2026-73589
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-23. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:dell, ghsa
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 6.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.3
- EG Score
- 6.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity63% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 23, 2026
Last Modified
September 24, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
DSA-2026-385: Security Update for Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell Canada
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73589(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-24 04:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-24 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 17:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 15:17 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 14:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 14:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-73589?
CVE-2026-73589 is a medium vulnerability published on September 23, 2026. Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, Versions prior to 5.36, contains a Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure, Information…
When was CVE-2026-73589 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73589 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2026, with the most recent update on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73589?
CVE-2026-73589 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73589?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73589, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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