Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to Secure Access server
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DeliveryCraft malformed proxy data
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ExploitSend request to proxy sub-system
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ExecutionExhaust/corrupt server resources
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ImpactPersistent denial of service
Vulnerability Assessment
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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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – 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
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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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
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
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.
Primary rating from Vendor (Absolute).
CVSS VectorVendor: Absolute
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.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.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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