Authorization Bypass in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, versions prior to 5.34.00.16, contains an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of privileges.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-78023 represents a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager versions before 5.34.00.16. This CWE-639 flaw allows low-privileged attackers with remote access to manipulate user-controlled keys to bypass authorization checks, ultimately escalating their privileges within the system. Organizations running vulnerable versions of SCG Policy Manager—commonly deployed in enterprise remote access and secure connectivity architectures—face significant risk of unauthorized administrative access and lateral movement within their infrastructure.

Casky's 283 mapped skills leverage Claude's extended reasoning to detect the attack patterns associated with this vulnerability across MITRE ATT&CK tactics TA0004 (Privilege Escalation) and TA0006 (Credential Access). Practitioners using Casky would identify detection opportunities in several areas: monitoring for anomalous authorization token manipulation, tracking unexpected privilege elevation attempts from low-privileged accounts, and spotting lateral movement patterns that suggest compromised SCG Policy Manager credentials. The platform's skill-driven analysis would surface telemetry correlating initial low-privilege access with subsequent administrative actions, revealing the signature behavior of authorization bypass exploitation before full system compromise occurs.

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283 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

These skills use Claude AI's reasoning model to surface findings in the same attack categories as CVE-2026-78023.

abusing-dpapi-for-credential-access

red teaming · high

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abusing-shadow-credentials-for-privesc

red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

identity access management · low

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004 TA0006

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