Auth bypass in widely deployed Secure Access remote-access servers lets attackers alter client security settings; high CVSS and potential for broad enterprise compromise merits org-wide alert.
CVE-2026-116769
Auth bypass in Secure Access server allows remote modification of client security settings.
Is CVE-2026-116769 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-116769 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-116769?
CVE-2026-116769 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-116769?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-116769. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-116769 affect?
CVE-2026-116769 affects Secure Access Server versions >=13.0 and <14.61, Clients managed by affected Secure Access servers. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-116769?
Upgrade Secure Access servers to 14.61+ and isolate/apply compensating controls until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote authentication bypass lets attacker modify client security settings via the server, enabling disablement of protections, persistence, or lateral access.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 13.0 and < 14.61
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
timeline
- 2 Nov 2026Published
- 2 Nov 2026CVE record last updated · same day later
- 3 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 1 day later
- Linkabsolute.com /platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116769
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.