CVE-2026-92680: Araxis Merge insufficiently protected credentials

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-09-26
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

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.

Affected products

Araxis Merge: from 2011.4074 before 2026.1 — fixed in 2026.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Araxis Merge 2026.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/grepstrength/CVE-2026-92680
https://grepstrength.com/research/araxis-merge
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-267-01.json
https://www.araxis.com/merge/release-notes-2026#Merge-SA-26-00
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92680

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