MinorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-76779 (CVSS 7.4)

NVD · officialPublished Oct 9, 2026Risk 23/100EPSS 0.3%

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.

Technical details

CVSS

7.4

AV:NetworkAC:HighPR:NoneUI:NoneC:HighI:HighA:None

Evidence and sources

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