Privilege escalation in upKeeper Instant Privilege Access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
upKeeper Instant Privilege Access through 1.7.1 is affected. Improper handling of undefined values (CWE-232) lets a local user with low privileges escalate privileges. The attack requires active user interaction and can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper handling of undefined values vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant Privilege Access allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects upKeeper Instant Privilege Access: through 1.7.1.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upKeeper Solutions | upKeeper Instant Privilege Access | up to 1.7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- upKeeper Instant Privilege Access VendorupKeeper Solutions Affected up to 1.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for upKeeper Instant Privilege Access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92088
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-m9c4-mrj4-xxwp
References
More upKeeper Solutions vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28430 Bypass multifactor authentication CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-08798 Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-08797 Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper Instant… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-28434 Lack of resources and rate limiting - login CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
- TI-2026-09238 Improper output neutralization for logs vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions upKeeper… CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.9
- TI-2026-02079 Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection')… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-92088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m9c4-mrj4-xxwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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