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CVE-2026-79638

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 Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to script injection.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.34% probability · 27th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-693
Affected
dell/secure connect gateway
Source
security_alert@emc.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.34%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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