# Delinea Secret Server: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/delinea-secret-server/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privileged access management | 11% | 5 | 30% | 10 |
| Secrets management | 0% | 23 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "consistently recommended for mid-market organizations (500-5,000 employees) in 2026. It offers the fastest time-to-value" (Llama 4 Maverick, PAM)
- "I'd recommend Delinea Secret Server (now part of Delinea Platform) as the top PAM tool." (Grok 4.1 Fast, PAM)
- "Fastest, most straightforward for most mid‑market B2B teams: Delinea Secret Server." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, PAM)
- "Top Recommendation: Delinea Secret Server (or Delinea Platform)" (Kimi K2, PAM)

## And against it

- "The platform has experienced highly publicized, critical vulnerabilities—including unauthenticated bypasses and RCE flaws" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, PAM)
- "Critical unauthenticated flaws (CVE-2026-15638/15640, CVSS 9.1/9.5) like padding oracle and SAML bypass" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Secrets)
- "Limitations: Lacks full PAM features like session control" (Kimi K2, PAM)
- "Two unauthenticated critical vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.1)" (MiniMax M2.5, PAM)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.