An authorization bypass vulnerability in Tata Consultancy Services Cognix Recon Client…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An authorization bypass vulnerability in Tata Consultancy Services Cognix Recon Client v3.0 allows authenticated users to escalate privileges across role boundaries via crafted requests.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00446 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26416
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgr7-38xj-4jpq
References
More TCS Cognix Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21323 Missing authentication and authorization in the web API of Tata Consultancy Services… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-21322 A broken access control vulnerability in the password reset functionality of Tata… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-26416 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26416 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgr7-38xj-4jpq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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