# CVE-2026-75120: Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability identified in the OpenText™ EnCase SAFE Agents

> Attackers can bypass security controls to establish unauthorized connections to EnCase SAFE Agents, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v6cw-jvjx-mmwj

## What is CVE-2026-75120?

CVE-2026-75120 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText Endpoint Forensics & Response, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The OpenText™ (EnCase SAFE Agents) component utilized by OpenText™ Endpoint Investigator, OpenText™ Endpoint Forensics & Response, OpenText™ Information Assurance, and OpenText™ Endpoint Security contains a security vulnerability on the Agents that could allow unauthorized or unauthenticated activity that establishes an unauthorized connection to a vulnerable Agent by bypassing intended security controls during session establishment

Weakness: CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75120?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-75120?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-75120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-75120 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-75120 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-75120 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenText Endpoint Forensics & Response, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-75120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText Endpoint Forensics & Response. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75120/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75120/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75120
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75120
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-75120

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75120/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.