Delinea Secret Server Authentication Bypass via Unauthenticated Pin Code Reset
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
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. The user could then bypass the initial login step and authenticate with the second factor alone. The weakness is classified as CWE-288, Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
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.
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
Remediation
Upgrade Secret Server (On-Prem) to version 12.3.1 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115829
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-x74x-ghfp-72vj
- 2026-11-05 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score changed · CNA
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Delinea vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-22363 Delinea Secret Server before 11.7.000001 allows attackers to bypass authentication via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-11959 Code injection in Delinea Secret Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2024-16879 User enumeration can occur in the Authentication REST API in Delinea PAM Secret Server… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-16877 In Delinea PAM Secret Server 11.4, it is possible for an attacker (with Administrator… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2025-11733 Failure in Password Rotation and Check-in Mechanism in Secret Server Allows Reuse of Credentials CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-16881 Broken Access Control in the Report functionality of Delinea PAM Secret Server 11.4… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-115829 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115829 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x74x-ghfp-72vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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