CVE-2025-36592
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, version(s) 5.20. 5.22, 5.24, 5.26, 5.28, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager versions 5.20 through 5.28 contain a stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject malicious scripts into the web application that will be executed in the context of other users' sessions when they access the affected pages.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 5.32.00.18CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed productLocate the Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager installation in your environment and confirm it is the target productAffected if The product is Dell Policy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway
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Determine the installed versionAccess the product's version information through the admin interface or system information panel, typically found in the About or System Settings section of the web management consoleAffected if The version number falls within 5.20 through 5.28, or is below 5.32.00.18
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Confirm web interface is enabledVerify that the web-based management interface is accessible and operational for the Policy Manager applicationAffected if The web interface is enabled and accessible to users
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Check for unauthorized script injectionsReview the web application pages for any suspicious script tags, javascript: URLs, or encoded payloads in user-accessible fields such as configuration names, descriptions, or policy labelsAffected if Malicious script payloads are found stored in application fields that are rendered to other users
You are affected if Dell Policy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway is running version 5.20 through 5.28 (or any version below 5.32.00.18) and the web interface is enabled, as this combination allows the stored XSS to execute in user sessions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.32.00.18
Apply vendor-provided patches for this vulnerability and implement output encoding/sanitization on all user-supplied input fields in the web interface to prevent XSS.
5.32.00.18
- 1. Log in to Dell Support website (www.dell.com/support) with valid credentials
- 2. Navigate to the Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager product page
- 3. Locate and download the version 5.32.00.18 update package
- 4. Review the Dell SCG Policy Manager upgrade guide for pre-upgrade requirements
- 5. Backup the current Policy Manager configuration according to backup procedures
- 6. Apply the version 5.32.00.18 upgrade following the documented installation process
- 7. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the Policy Manager version
- 8. Confirm the XSS vulnerability is resolved by validating the fix
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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