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title: "CVE-2026-116769: Secure Access - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Secure Access servers >= 13.0 and < 14.61 contain an authentication bypass caused by improper validation, letting attackers modify client security settings via the server, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116769/
---

# CVE-2026-116769 Secure Access - Authentication Bypass

Secure Access servers >= 13.0 and < 14.61 contain an authentication bypass caused by improper validation, letting attackers modify client security settings via the server, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 9.3 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116769)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to version 14.61 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116769](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116769)
- [https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116769](https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116769)

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