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Absolute Secure Access EUVDEUVD-2026-94576

| CVE-2026-97717 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-10-07 Absolute GHSA-hjxj-jv2q-4v6h
6.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Absolute
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to Secure Access server
  2. Delivery
    Craft malformed proxy data
  3. Exploit
    Send request to proxy sub-system
  4. Execution
    Exhaust/corrupt server resources
  5. Impact
    Persistent denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires valid authenticated access to the Absolute Secure Access server (CVSS PR:L) - this is not remote-unauthenticated. The attacker must then reach the proxy sub-system and submit malformed data that triggers the resource-exhaustion condition; the CVSS 4.0 AT:P metric indicates an additional precondition outside the attacker's direct control must be met. Exploitation is limited to Secure Access server versions prior to 14.60, and impact is restricted to availability (persistent DoS) with no confidentiality or integrity effect. The authentication requirement and attack precondition are the primary limiting factors reducing real-world exposure.

Impact

This is a genuine but mid-tier priority: a CWE-400 resource-exhaustion flaw causing persistent (not transient) denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers before 14.60. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N) shows network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation, but it requires authentication (PR:L) and carries an attack requirement (AT:P), meaning some condition outside the attacker's full control must hold. Impact is confined to availability (VA:H; VC:N/VI:N), so there is no data disclosure or integrity loss. Multiple signals agree that real-world urgency is moderate rather than critical: it is NOT in CISA KEV, SSVC reports Exploitation: none and Automatable: no with only partial Technical Impact, and no EPSS score was provided. The need for valid credentials substantially limits the attacker population, favoring insider or post-compromise abuse over mass unauthenticated exploitation. A vendor patch is available, which raises patch priority for exposed deployments. Note the data gap: no EPSS probability and no POC/exploitation evidence were supplied, so exploitability likelihood cannot be quantified - the low SSVC exploitation rating is the strongest available signal that this is not currently being weaponized.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds valid (low-privilege) credentials to an Absolute Secure Access server below 14.60 authenticates and sends specially malformed data to the proxy sub-system, triggering uncontrolled resource consumption that crashes or hangs the service persistently, requiring manual intervention to restore. No public exploit code was identified, and the network vector with low complexity makes the request itself simple, but the authentication requirement (PR:L) means the attacker must first obtain access.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Persistent denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers prior to 14.60 allows authenticated attackers to exhaust proxy sub-system resources by sending malformed data, requiring a valid session and an additional environmental precondition outside the attacker's direct control. The flaw is a CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption issue with impact limited to availability; confidentiality and integrity are unaffected. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released a patch in version 14.60.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: 14.60. Upgrade Absolute Secure Access to version 14.60 or later to eliminate the vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the proxy sub-system to only trusted authenticated users, enforce least-privilege accounts, and monitor server resource consumption for anomalies; however, these compensating controls are limited in effectiveness because the attack requires valid credentials, and restricting access may disrupt legitimate remote users. The vendor advisory at https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97717---6-0-medium provides additional details.

Affected VersionsENISA

Secure Access 0 <14.60

Affected Packages

euvd secure_access fix: 14.60

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability resides in the proxy sub-system of Absolute Secure Access, a secure remote access solution. It is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), meaning malformed input triggers excessive allocation or retention of resources, leading to a persistent denial of service rather than a transient one. The CVSS 4.0 vector includes AT:P (Attack Requirements: Present), indicating an additional precondition outside the attacker's direct control must be satisfied before exploitation succeeds; the independent CVSS 3.1 vector confirms AV:N/AC:H/PR:L, so the attack is network-reachable but requires authentication and high complexity. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:absolute_security:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies all versions of the product as potentially affected. CISA SSVC assessment lists Exploitation as 'none' and Automatable as 'no', further reducing the likelihood of widespread automated attacks.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Absolute) PRIMARY 6.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable but requires valid credentials (PR:L) and a non-trivial precondition mapped from AT:P (AC:H); impact is availability-only (A:H), with no confidentiality or integrity effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Absolute).

CVSS VectorVendor: Absolute

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 07, 2026 - 21:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

CVE-2026-97717 is a vulnerability in the proxy sub-system of Secure Access servers prior to 14.60. Authenticated attackers can send malformed data to the server and cause a persistent denial of service.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise/public-sector mobile-access VPN product, moderate vendor footprint
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

CVE-2026-97716 HIGH
8.7 Oct 07

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CVE-2026-55402 HIGH
8.7 Aug 13

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CVE-2026-33445 HIGH
8.7 Jul 15

Persistent denial-of-service in Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.55 allows a remote attacker with deep,

CVE-2026-40952 HIGH
8.5 Jul 15

Local privilege escalation in Absolute Secure Access for Windows (client and server) before version 14.55 allows a low-p

CVE-2026-33451 HIGH
8.5 Apr 30

Local privilege escalation in Absolute Secure Access Windows client versions prior to 14.50 allows authenticated local a

CVE-2026-97714 HIGH
8.2 Oct 07

Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.60 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to caus

CVE-2025-59595 HIGH
8.2 Nov 04

CVE-2025-59595 is an internally discovered denial of service vulnerability in versions of Secure Access prior to 14.12.

CVE-2025-49080 HIGH
7.5 Jun 12

Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 through 13.54 that allows unauthenticated,

CVE-2026-0517 HIGH
7.5 Jan 17

Secure Access Server versions before 14.20 are vulnerable to a network-based denial-of-service attack where unauthentica

CVE-2026-97715 HIGH
7.1 Oct 07

Persistent denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers before 14.60 can be triggered by an authenticated remote

CVE-2026-33443 HIGH
7.1 Jul 15

Persistent denial-of-service in Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.55 allows an authenticated tunnel parti

CVE-2026-40950 HIGH
7.1 Apr 30

Buffer overflow in Absolute Secure Access server (versions before 14.50) allows authenticated remote attackers with modi

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