{"id":"CVE-2026-78490","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-78490","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:22:38.168Z","title":"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 Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability.","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 Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to client-side request forgery.","published":"2026-09-09T12:17:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-09T19:51:14.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security_alert@emc.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-307"],"affected":["dell/secure connect gateway"],"epss":{"score":0.005,"percentile":0.42597,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"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 (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security_alert@emc.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78490","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."}