CVE•Published 2026-09-09•Modified 2026-09-11•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-78494Dell · Secure_connect_gateway
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
4
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 96% of all CVEs
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 unauthorized access.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-09
Modified 2026-09-11
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).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-78494Hosts 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-2026-78494Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-78494Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-78494Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-78494GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-78494" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-78494 on GitHub.
We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2026-78494 yet. The external references above still apply.