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

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-30. Updated: 2026-11-05.

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.

## Remediation

- fix: Upgrade to Secret Server on-prem version 12.3.1 (source: CNA: Delinea)

## Affected products and versions

- Delinea / Secret Server (On-Prem): ≥ older versions; ≤ 12.2.7 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: Delinea

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.9 (critical); 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; source: CNA: Delinea

- CVSS 4.0: 8.7 (high); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: 1443cd92-d354-46d2-9290-d812316ca43a

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.31% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 24.27%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-288

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://delinea.com/security-advisories (CNA: Delinea)

- https://delinea.com/security-advisories (1443cd92-d354-46d2-9290-d812316ca43a)

## Provenance

- CNA: Delinea: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115829; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115829; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115829; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 527b53134e7bbf14898bdb3453384f1fccde862b59d452260ca5f01fcaf4147a

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-115829

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