CVE-2026-92680
CVE-2026-92680 — Araxis Merge insufficiently protected credentials
Araxis Merge for Windows version 2011.4074 through 2026.0 stores user-configured credentials for remote servers in the Windows registry and does not apply sufficient cryptographic protection. An authenticated, non-administrative attacker could retrieve and unencrypt all credentials the target user has stored in Merge.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Araxis (CNA), GitHub
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
Not scored
FIRST has not published a score
CVSS base
5.5
medium · 2 sources
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade Merge to a fixed release (2026.1). Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araxis | Merge | 2011.4074 to < 2026.1 | Vulnerable |
| Araxis | Merge | 2026.1 | Patched |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Privileges Req
Low
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | CNA, Araxis (CNA) |
| 6.8 | CVSS 4.0 | medium | — | — | Araxis (CNA) |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-522
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
- T1552.004Unsecured Credentials: Private Keys
- T1558.003Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets: Kerberoasting
- T1543Create or Modify System Process
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
2
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 2 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 5.5 (AV:L)
Sep 24, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 24, 2026 · NVD
References
5 on the record
- github.com/grepstrength/CVE-2026-92680
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- grepstrength.com/research/araxis-merge
Vendor Advisory
- raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-267-01.json
Vendor Advisory
- www.araxis.com/merge/release-notes-2026#Merge-SA-26-00
Vendor Advisory
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92680
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- Araxisevery CVE for this vendor
- Credentialssame class
- CWE-522other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-92680 is Araxis Merge insufficiently protected credentials, a medium vulnerability affecting Merge from Araxis. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-92680. Public exploit evidence is: 2 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.