Secret Server Authentication Bypass via Unauthenticated Pin Code Reset and Brute Force

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-115829
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerDelinea
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-30 20:17:02 UTC
Updated2026-11-05 18:17:02 UTC
DescriptionIn Secret Server on-prem versions earlier than 12.3.1, a user could cause a two-factor pin code to be generated for any account without prior authentication, then bypass the initial login step and authenticate using the second factor alone.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.9 CRITICAL from 1443cd92-d354-46d2-9290-d812316ca43a

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.003120000 probability, percentile 0.242650000 (date 2026-11-05)

Problem Types: CWE-288 | CWE-288 CWE-288 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.01443cd92-d354-46d2-9290-d812316ca43aSecondary9.9CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS9.9CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Delinea Secret Server On-Prem affected older versions 12.2.7 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
delinea.com/security-advisories 1443cd92-d354-46d2-9290-d812316ca43a delinea.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Aidan Stansfield - Division 5 (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to Secret Server on-prem version 12.3.1

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