---
id: "CVE-2026-116769"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116769"]
title: "Secure Access servers: authentication bypass lets attackers change client security settings"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "secure-access", "vpn"]
not_affected_if: ["version-outside-range"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T20:17:33+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T20:35:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T20:36:27+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116769", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:35:25+00:00"}]
---

# Secure Access servers: authentication bypass lets attackers change client security settings

Secure Access servers from version 13.0 before 14.61 contain an authentication bypass. An attacker can modify the security settings of a client through the server.

_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)

## Fix

- Move to a Secure Access server version at or above `14.61`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T20:35:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116769

## From the sources

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.

---

_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_