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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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected: tcs/cognix platform
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/aksalsalimi/CVE-2026-26416Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/aksalsalimi/cognix-recon-client-security-advisoriesThird Party Advisory
https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/cognitive-business-operations/solution/cognix-platform-business-agility-enhanced-cxProduct

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.