CVE-2026-78340CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-78340

Medium · published October 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Code execution and Filesystem access for attacker.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00147 · 3.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-09T14:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
dell/policy_manager_for_secure_connect_gateway< 5.36.00.165.36.00.16
References (1)
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 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 OCT 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 09 OCT 09:34Z
    Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path…
    cvelistv5
  • 09 OCT 09:34Z
    Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path…
    cvelistv5