---
id: "CVE-2026-116766"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116766"]
title: "Secure Access server: improper input handling enables persistent denial of service"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "secure-access", "self-hosted", "vpn-gateway"]
not_affected_if: ["version-outside-range"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T21:17:24+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T21:35:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T21:37:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116766", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T21:35:40+00:00"}]
---

# Secure Access server: improper input handling enables persistent denial of service

A flaw in how the Secure Access server handles input lets an attacker make the server stop working until it is restored. The sources describe a persistent denial of service and give a CVSS score of 8.3.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Secure Access server version against the affected range (13.0 up to but not including 14.61).
- Confirm the exact product name and build from the vendor's admin console; the sources do not give a check path.

## Fix

- Move to a version at or above `14.61`, the first release outside the stated affected range.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T21:35:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116766

## From the sources

CVE-2026-116766 is an improper input handling vulnerability
in the Secure Access server versions between 13.0 and prior to 14.61. Attackers
can cause a persistent denial of service of the server.

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