CVE-2026-9522
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper access control in the PAM account discovery feature in Devolutions Server 2026.1.19 and earlier allows an authenticated user without administrative privileges to delete network discovery scan configurations.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an improper access control vulnerability in Devolutions Server's PAM account discovery feature. An authenticated user with standard (non-administrative) privileges can delete network discovery scan configurations that should be restricted to administrators only, due to missing or insufficient authorization checks on the deletion function.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2026.1.20.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Devolutions Server versionLocate the Devolutions Server installation and retrieve its version number (typically found in the application itself, installer details, or system information). Compare your version against the affected range: any version prior to 2026.1.20.0 is vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is earlier than 2026.1.20.0
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Confirm PAM account discovery feature is in useAccess the Devolutions Server administration interface and verify whether the PAM (Privileged Access Management) account discovery feature or network discovery scan configurations have been configured or enabled in your environment.Affected if PAM account discovery feature is enabled or configured with scan configurations present
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Verify non-administrator user access to scan configurationsUsing a non-administrator user account (or examining the permission model), attempt to access or delete a network discovery scan configuration to confirm whether the improper access control allows this action.Affected if Non-administrator users can delete scan configurations without receiving an authorization error
Your environment is affected if you are running any Devolutions Server version prior to 2026.1.20.0 AND the PAM account discovery feature with network scan configurations is active, allowing authenticated non-admin users to delete scan configurations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2026.1.20.0
Upgrade to Devolutions Server version newer than 2026.1.19 when a patch becomes available, or implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks on the PAM account discovery deletion endpoints to ensure only administrative users can modify scan configurations.
Devolutions Server 2026.1.20.0
- Download Devolutions Server version 2026.1.20.0 or later from the official Devolutions website
- Follow the standard upgrade procedure for Devolutions Server to install the updated version
- After upgrading, verify that the PAM account discovery feature correctly enforces access controls
- Confirm that non-administrative users can no longer delete network discovery scan configurations
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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