---
id: CVE-2026-116769
title: Authentication bypass in Secure Access Servers
summary: |-
  CVE-2026-116769 is an authentication bypass
  vulnerability in Secure Access servers starting with version 13.0 and prior to
  14.61. Attackers can modify security settings of a client via the server.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Absolute Security
product: Secure Access
affected:
  - secure_access >= 13.0 < 14.61
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-06T17:53:13.339659Z'
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T17:53:32.950Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116769'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116769
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00408
epssPercentile: 0.3535
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.825Z'
---

## Overview

CVE-2026-116769 is an authentication bypass
vulnerability in Secure Access servers starting with version 13.0 and prior to
14.61. Attackers can modify security settings of a client via the server.

## Affected

- `secure_access >= 13.0 < 14.61`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.