CVE-2026-76779

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-76779?

Upgrade policy manager for secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-76779 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-76779 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-76779?

CVE-2026-76779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-76779 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for policy manager for secure connect gateway (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-307

How to fix

Remediation Available

policy manager for secure connect gatewayNVD

Affected:< 5.36.00.16Fixed in:5.36.00.16CVE-2026-76779derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-307 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-17240	Critical	9.8	40%	-	-
CVE-2023-29301	High	7.5	35%	-	-
CVE-2023-22960	High	7.5	28%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15906	Critical	9.8	27%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-9361	Critical	9.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2024-39225	Critical	9.8	14%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-76779?

Upgrade policy manager for secure connect gateway to 5.36.00.16 or later.

Is CVE-2026-76779 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-76779 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-76779?

CVE-2026-76779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-76779 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for policy manager for secure connect gateway (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-13.