CVE-2026-79974

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.46.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-09. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity64% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-382: Security Update for Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application and Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell India

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79974(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 19× in last 7d / 50× 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.

  1. 2026-09-24 18:18 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-23 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-22 16:07 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-22 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-21 15:01 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-21 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-20 13:47 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-20 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-19 12:44 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-19 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-18 11:42 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-18 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-17 10:39 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-17 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-16 09:35 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-16 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-15 08:32 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-15 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-14 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-14 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-13 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-13 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-12 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-12 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-11 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-11 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-11 04:01 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-11 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-10 20:53 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-10 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-09 19:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-09 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-09 13:35 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-09 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-09 09:18 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-09 08:46 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-09 08:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79974?
CVE-2026-79974 is a medium vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. 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 Authentication vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access.
When was CVE-2026-79974 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79974 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79974 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79974 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79974?
CVE-2026-79974 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79974?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79974, 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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