CVE-2026-116769

Description

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Absolute
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.3 / 10
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
Effective score: 9.3 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): —
Reserved: 2026-10-26
Published: 2026-11-02 20:06 UTC
Last updated: 2026-11-02 20:06 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116769.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-116769 — Authentication bypass in Secure Access Servers

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-115456

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Absolute Security	Secure Access	`13.0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116769

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-116769.json.

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