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CVE-2026-116769: Absolute Security Secure Access · Authentication Bypass

Affects Absolute Security Secure AccessSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 14.61 as a priority.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 20:29 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Absolute)CVSS 4.09.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.61
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Absolute Security Secure Access to 14.61.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Absolute SecuritySecure AccessAffected
  • >=13.0 <14.61
Fixed in
  • 14.61

AI-suggested

Upgrade Secure Access servers to version 14.61 or later, where this authentication bypass vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations or workarounds are indicated.

Description

CVE-2026-116769 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Absolute Security's Secure Access servers from version 13.0 up to but not including 14.61. This flaw allows attackers to modify client security settings via the server, potentially compromising client security configurations. The vulnerability has a high CVSS 4.0 score of 9.3, indicating network exploitable, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. A fix is available in version 14.61.

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