01 Record
CVE-2026-79300
SEP sesam before 5.2.0.24 mishandles User Authorization with MFA. If AD authentication is configured and MFA is enforced, an attacker can create a second OTP access capability. SEP sesam and Active
LowPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score3.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
02 Description
SEP sesam before 5.2.0.24 mishandles User Authorization with MFA. If AD authentication is configured and MFA is enforced, an attacker can create a second OTP access capability. SEP sesam and Active
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- Not scored by EPSS
- EPSS percentile
- Not scored by EPSS
- NVD base score
- 3.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-12.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-12 22:20Z5 HR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12 22:20Z5 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-180Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before CanonicalizeVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9ccc4fcddb8fa6de7b1edcbb1033791309e918a4ff4ac3b3829a26545cb4ad60
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
The issue is fixed in latest release versions >= v5.2.0.24. It is strongly recommended to update, if AD authentication is in use.