{"id":"CVE-2026-73596","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-73596","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:27:35.672Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2026-09-29T12:17:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-15T16:16:44.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-1188"],"affected":["dell/policy manager for secure connect gateway"],"epss":{"score":0.00198,"percentile":0.09391,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-30","score":0.00175,"percentile":0.06227}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-15T18:30:14.000Z","detail":{"from":"3.8","score":"6.5","severity":"MEDIUM","fromSeverity":"LOW"},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM (was 3.8)."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-09-29T12:17:12.000Z","detail":{"score":"3.8","severity":"LOW","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T12:17:11.557Z"},"summary":"New CVE, medium severity (CVSS 6.5)."}],"references":[{"url":"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","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73596","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}