CVE-2026-80176 Dell CVE debrief

Who should care

System administrators and security teams responsible for Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application deployments should assess exposure and prioritize remediation due to plaintext storage of passwords, with potential for information disclosure and local access exploitation. Remediation priority is set for versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-80176 requires assessment and remediation for Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application deployments due to plaintext storage of passwords, with potential for information disclosure and local access exploitation.

• Information disclosure may occur due to plaintext storage of passwords
• Local access may be exploited by low-privileged attackers
• Remediation priority is set for versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively

Technical summary

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 contain a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure. The vulnerability requires assessment and remediation for Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application deployments due to plaintext storage of passwords, with potential for information disclosure and local access exploitation. System administrators and security teams should assess exposure and prioritize remediation for versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively.

Defensive priority

Assess exposure and prioritize remediation for Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively.

Recommended defensive actions

• Review Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance and Application versions for potential exposure
• Prioritize remediation for versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and 5.36.00.00 respectively
• Monitor local access and authentication mechanisms for potential abuse
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
• Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance
• Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, but do not specify versions, exploitation, impact, or remediation beyond vendor documentation. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure. 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 are affected. System administrators and security teams should assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Sources and references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.