{"id":"CVE-2026-76779","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-76779","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:19:44.665Z","title":"Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability.","description":"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.","published":"2026-10-09T09:17:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-13T16:39:37.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-307"],"affected":["dell/policy manager for secure connect gateway"],"epss":{"score":0.00269,"percentile":0.18935,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-09","score":0.00261,"percentile":0.16402}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-13T16:45:05.000Z","detail":{"from":"7.4","score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","fromSeverity":"HIGH"},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL (was 7.4)."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-09T09:17:08.000Z","detail":{"score":"7.4","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T09:17:08.430Z"},"summary":"New CVE, critical severity (CVSS 9.8)."}],"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":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76779","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."}