TI-2026-69891 Aliases CVE-2026-76779 GHSA-2fw7-4gg3-crqx

Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager lacks login attempt limits

MEDIUM 42CWE-307Published 2026-10-09 · Updated 2026-10-10

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.

Summary

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness (CWE-307). An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could exploit it to gain elevated privileges, bypass a protection mechanism, and obtain unauthorized access. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8 (CRITICAL). CISA has not added the flaw to KEV, and the references contain no exploit link.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00269 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (Dell): 5.36.00.16 or later

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Dell	Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager	before 5.36.00.16 or later	5.36.00.16 or later	Patch available	CNA

Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager VendorDell Affected before 5.36.00.16 or later Fixed in 5.36.00.16 or later Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:policy_manager_for_secure_connect_gateway::::::::	before 5.36.00.16	Vulnerable	Dell

cpe:2.3:a:dell:policy_manager_for_secure_connect_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.36.00.16 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

Dell lists version 5.36.00.16 or later as the fixed release for Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Fix · CNA Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager (Dell) Fixed in 5.36.00.16 or later

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-09
Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager 5.36.00.16 or later
18 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69897 Untrusted functionality in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy ManagerPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-69908 Authorization bypass in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy ManagerPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-69907 Missing authentication in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy ManagerPriority LOW 39
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Timeline

2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-76779
2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-2fw7-4gg3-crqx
2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-10-13 CVSS score added · NVD
2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 1

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000503592/dsa-2026-385-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-policy-manager-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9

TI-2022-15338 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-15337 Hard-coded credentials in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-24658 SCG Policy Manager, all versions, contains an overly permissive Cross-Origin Resource… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-51679 Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, Versions… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-15339 Hard-coded credentials in Dell EMC Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-69897 Untrusted functionality in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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