Incorrect authorization in Delinea Secret Server grants cloudadmin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-863.
Summary
Delinea Secret Server (On-Prem) versions earlier than 12.3.1 are affected by incorrect authorization (CWE-863). Under certain conditions, a user with high privileges can submit an unsigned JWT and receive cloudadmin permissions in response.
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 under certain conditions could submit an unsigned JWT and receive cloudadmin permissions in response.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Delinea Secret Server (On-Prem).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115830
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-3rr9-8qpx-vhc4
- 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · CNA
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-2026-115830 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115830 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rr9-8qpx-vhc4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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