Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by Delinea

CVE-2026-115829Secret Server Authentication Bypass via Unauthenticated Pin Code Reset and Brute Force

Critical 9.9

In plain English

A critical-severity authentication bypass in Secret Server (On-Prem) from Delinea. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Delinea Secret Server (On-Prem) older versions – through 12.2.7

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: 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

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