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CVE-2026-73596

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default vulnerability.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges, Information tampering, Protection mechanism bypass, and Unauthorized access.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.20% probability · 9th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1188
Affected
dell/policy manager for secure connect gateway
Source
security_alert@emc.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%30 September 2026: 0.18%26 October 2026: 0.20%30 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 30 September 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.