---
title: "CVE-2026-115829: Secret Server - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Secret Server < 12.3.1 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper multi-factor authentication logic, letting attackers bypass initial login by completing only the second factor, exploit requires multi-factor authentication enabled."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115829/
---

# CVE-2026-115829 Secret Server - Authentication Bypass

Secret Server < 12.3.1 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper multi-factor authentication logic, letting attackers bypass initial login by completing only the second factor, exploit requires multi-factor authentication enabled.

CVSS base score 8.7 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115829)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-288](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/288.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 12.3.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115829](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115829)
- [https://delinea.com/security-advisories](https://delinea.com/security-advisories)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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