Affects a widely used privileged access management product; allows escalation to cloudadmin and potential full tenant compromise, so it's enterprise-impacting and newsworthy.
CVE-2026-115830
Unsigned JWT grants cloudadmin privileges in Delinea Secret Server <12.3.1
Is CVE-2026-115830 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-115830 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-2026-115830?
CVE-2026-115830 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-2026-115830?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-115830. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-115830 affect?
CVE-2026-115830 affects Delinea Secret Server (versions <12.3.1), Secret Server-managed vaults and privileged accounts. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-115830?
Upgrade to 12.3.1+, rotate secrets, audit admin accounts and tokens.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Privilege escalation: submit an unsigned JWT to obtain cloudadmin access and full control of Secret Server and stored credentials.
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.