---
id: "CVE-2026-97718"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97718"]
title: "Secure Access server: forged requests let an attacker create admin accounts"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Secure Access server", "fixed": ["14.61"], "affected": "14.60", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["csrf", "infrastructure", "secure-access", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting", "saas"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T20:18:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T20:35:38+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T20:37:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97718", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:35:38+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:37:18+00:00"}]
---

# Secure Access server: forged requests let an attacker create admin accounts

Version 14.60 of the Secure Access server has a cross-site request forgery flaw because a security control is bypassed. An attacker can trick an admin into creating an account the attacker controls.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Secure Access server affected 14.60 fixed 14.61

## How to check

Check the Secure Access server version. Only 14.60 is affected; 14.61 contains the fix. Secure Access SaaS is not affected.

## Fix

Upgrade Secure Access server to 14.61 (download from Absolute Community downloads section); Absolute recommends scheduling a maintenance window as soon as possible.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T20:35:38+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97718
- 2026-11-02T20:37:18+00:00 analyst — Absolute Security advisory (Oct 29 2026) read: 14.60 only, CVSS 4.0 9.4, fixed in Secure Access 14.61; SaaS not impacted. No exploitation or PoC stated; did not search social.

## Documents

- [advisory] CVE-2026-97718 - Critical | Absolute Security https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97718
- [fix] Multiple Vulnerabilities Addressed in Secure Access 14.61 and Insights for Network 4.51 https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/multiple-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-secure-access-14-61-and-insights-for-network-4-51

## From the sources

CVE-2026-97718 Is a cross-site request forgery vulnerability
in version 14.60 of the Secure Access server.  Because of a bypassed security control, an
attacker can cause an admin to create an account under their control.

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