CVE-2026-78493

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.8%, top 22% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to command execution.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
78%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-382: Security Update for Dell Secure Connect Gateway Application and Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities | Dell India

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000503426/dsa-2026-382-security-update-for-dell-secure-connect-gateway-virtual-edition-multiple-vulnerabilities

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78493(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 50× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-21 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-20 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 18:46 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-18 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 21:13 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 21:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-16 09:17 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-16 09:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-15 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-15 10:05 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-15 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-14 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-14 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-13 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-13 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-13 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-13 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-12 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-12 00:59 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-12 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-11 13:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-11 13:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-11 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-11 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-11 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-10 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-10 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-09 20:11 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.30
  20. 2026-09-09 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-09 20:09 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  22. 2026-09-09 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-09 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-09 15:46 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-09 15:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78493?
CVE-2026-78493 is a high vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. 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 Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit…
When was CVE-2026-78493 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78493 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78493 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78493 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 22.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78493?
CVE-2026-78493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78493?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78493, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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