Auth bypass in a widely used privileged access manager allowing direct access to stored secrets; enterprise-impacting credential compromise risk.
CVE-2026-115829
Auth bypass in Delinea Secret Server allowing login via 2FA alone
Is CVE-2026-115829 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-115829 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-115829?
CVE-2026-115829 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-115829?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-115829. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-115829 affect?
CVE-2026-115829 affects Delinea Secret Server < 12.3.1, On-prem Secret Server instances. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-115829?
Upgrade to Secret Server 12.3.1+, rotate exposed secrets, restrict admin access
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
An attacker can authenticate without primary credentials, access stored secrets, escalate privileges and move laterally.
Immediate action required
- affected>= older versions and <= 12.2.7
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.