CVE•Published 2026-09-09•Modified 2026-09-09•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-78489Dell · Secure_connect_gateway
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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 Certificate Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to protection mechanism bypass.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-09
Modified 2026-09-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.
Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-78489Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Dell Secure Connect Gateway"All exposed Dell Secure Connect Gateway instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Secure Connect Gateway"HTTP body or banner mentions "Secure Connect Gateway" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-78489Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-78489Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-78489Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-78489GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-78489" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-78489 on GitHub.
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