CVE-2026-26416

An authorization bypass vulnerability in Tata Consultancy Services Cognix Recon Client v3.0 allows authenticated users to escalate privileges across role boundaries via crafted requests.

Published: 2026-03-05 Last update: 2026-03-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-26416 is rated Moderate Risk (40.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-26416

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-12 0.03% 0.05% +0.02%
2 2026-03-06 0.03%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-26416

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-26416

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-26416

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tcs cognix_platform 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:tcs:cognix_platform:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-26416

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