--- title: "CVE-2026-97718: Secure Access server - Cross-Site Request Forgery" description: "Secure Access server 14.60 contains a cross-site request forgery caused by bypassed security control, letting attackers cause an admin to create an account under attacker control, exploit requires admin interaction." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97718/ --- # CVE-2026-97718 Secure Access server - Cross-Site Request Forgery Secure Access server 14.60 contains a cross-site request forgery caused by bypassed security control, letting attackers cause an admin to create an account under attacker control, exploit requires admin interaction. CVSS base score 9.4 /10 Critical CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97718) ## Details Type Cross-Site Request Forgery Impact Privilege Escalation CVSS vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 the latest version. 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-2026-97718](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97718) - [https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97718](https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97718) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)