Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach exposed Privilege Manager agent
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ExploitMeet required deployment conditions
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ExecutionAbuse missing authentication (CWE-306)
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code as LocalSystem
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The description gates exploitation on unspecified 'certain conditions' and the exact trigger is not described in the available sources. The underlying weakness is CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), and the 'Authentication Bypass' tag plus the prose indicate no authentication is required for the stated path. However, the vendor CVSS 4.0 vector contradicts this by requiring high privileges (PR:H), active user interaction (UI:A), elevated attack complexity (AC:H) and specific attack requirements (AT:P) - i.e. a non-default, condition-dependent, interaction-driven path rather than a drive-by unauthenticated one. These contradictory prerequisites are the primary limiting factors and should be clarified with Delinea; defenders cannot yet confirm from this data whether default deployments are exposed. Affected builds are Privilege Manager 10.1.0-12.0.5796 and 13.0.0-13.0.1058. |
| Impact | The input carries a vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector scoring 8.7 (high), but there is a material internal conflict that dominates this assessment. The description states a 'remote unauthenticated attacker' achieving code execution as LocalSystem, and this is reinforced by CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) and the 'Authentication Bypass' tag - all pointing to no authentication required. Yet the supplied CVSS 4.0 vector contains PR:H (high privileges required), UI:A (active user interaction), AC:H (high attack complexity) and AT:P (attack requirements present), which collectively describe a privileged, interaction-dependent, condition-gated attack - not an unauthenticated one. These signals cannot both be true: either the prose understates the prerequisites or the vector overstates them. This must be verified with Delinea before treating the flaw as trivially unauthenticated. On the exploitation-maturity axis the picture is calmer: no EPSS probability is provided, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', indicating prioritized but not emergency remediation. Net: a high-severity full-compromise (code execution as LocalSystem) in enterprise PAM software warranting prompt patching this cycle, but the headline 'remote unauthenticated RCE' framing is not internally consistent with the vendor's own vector and should not be reported as settled fact. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Under conditions not specified in the available sources, an attacker reaches the Delinea Privilege Manager agent over the network and abuses a missing-authentication weakness (CWE-306) to run arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges, fully compromising the host. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Note that the vendor CVSS vector implies the real path also requires high privileges and user interaction, which would substantially narrow this scenario. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 29, 2026
Arbitrary code execution as LocalSystem is possible through the privilege manager agent in Delinea Privilege Manager builds 10.1.0 through 12.0.5796 and 13.0.0 through 13.0.1058, rooted in missing authentication for a critical function (CWE-306). The severity picture is genuinely contested: the vendor CVSS 4.0 vector scores 8.7 but requires high privileges (PR:H), active user interaction (UI:A), elevated attack complexity (AC:H) and specific attack requirements (AT:P), while our assessed CVSS 3.1 vector treats the same flaw as unauthenticated (PR:N) network-reachable with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. Because the exact trigger is not described in the available sources, defenders cannot yet confirm whether default deployments are exposed; no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV, though the vuln.today decision label places remediation in this week's work.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released fixed builds are not enumerated in the supplied data, so the first step is to pull the exact patched versions and any configuration guidance from the Delinea security advisory at https://delinea.com/security-advisories and upgrade both the management server and the endpoint agents to the listed builds above 12.0.5796 and above 13.0.1058 respectively, applying the agent update before considering the exposure closed. Because the assessors' vectors disagree on whether authentication and user interaction are required, ask Delinea to clarify the 'certain conditions' trigger and whether unauthenticated network paths are exposed in default deployments; until that answer arrives, treat the agent as reachable by untrusted hosts. Specific compensating measures to weigh in the interim: segment managed endpoints so only the Privilege Manager server can reach agent listener ports, accepting that this breaks legitimate agent-server communication patterns if done too broadly; remove or disable unused agent features and local privilege-escalation paths that the advisory identifies as affected, accepting a loss of functionality for those policy actions; and tighten monitoring for unexpected LocalSystem process creation on managed endpoints, which is detective rather than preventive and depends on existing endpoint telemetry. Per the issuer the vendor advisory remains the authoritative source, and because the decision label is this_week, schedule the upgrade within the current patch cycle rather than deferring it.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw sits in the privilege manager agent of Delinea Privilege Manager, an endpoint privilege management platform whose agent runs with high (LocalSystem) rights on managed Windows hosts and brokers policy decisions, credential access and elevated task execution between the endpoint and the management server. CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) indicates that some critical agent function can be reached without an authentication check, allowing an attacker who can reach that path to obtain LocalSystem-level code execution. CPE data confirms the affected component is the Delinea Privilege Manager application (cpe:2.3:a:delinea:privilege_manager), and EUVD enumerates the vulnerable build ranges as 10.1.0 through 12.0.5796 and 13.0.0 through 13.0.1058. The precise mechanism - which agent function lacks the check, which interface or channel it is exposed over, and what the 'certain conditions' prerequisite actually is - is not described in the available sources. The critical caveat is vector disagreement: the CVSS 4.0 vector's PR:H/UI:A/AC:H/AT:P combination describes a condition-dependent, interaction-driven path, whereas the independently assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable unauthenticated path. Both agree on high impact and on non-trivial attack complexity, but they disagree on whether credentials and user action are prerequisites, which materially changes the exposed population.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Description states unauthenticated remote RCE as LocalSystem (PR:N, full impact); 'certain conditions' implies deployment prerequisites (AC:H); this conflicts with the vendor's PR:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (Delinea).
CVSS VectorVendor: Delinea
DescriptionCVE.org
Under certain conditions, privilege manager agent allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem.
Articles & Coverage 1
Executive ViewAI
Delinea Privilege Manager, a critical component of our privileged access management infrastructure, contains a high-severity vulnerability that could enable arbitrary code execution as LocalSystem on affected agent installations. If successfully exploited, this flaw could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level control over endpoints, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data. Leadership should prioritize remediation because this product is central to enforcing least privilege and, if compromised, could undermine our entire privileged access security model.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to the agent's management interfaces to trusted management servers only, monitoring for anomalous activity on affected endpoints, and engaging Delinea support for any available workarounds or hotfixes; test mitigations in a non-production environment before full deployment.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
EUVD-2026-113417
GHSA-cfc3-r76f-4757
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB