Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access client registration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Absolute Security Secure Access servers before version 14.60 are affected. A flaw in the client registration process lets authenticated attackers pass malformed data to the server, causing a persistent denial of service. An attacker must be authenticated with low privileges, and the attack requires no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
CVE-2026-97715 is a vulnerability in the client registration process of Secure Access servers prior to version 14.60. Authenticated attackers can pass malformed data to the server and cause a persistent denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Security | Secure Access | before 14.60 | 14.60 | Patch available | CNA |
- Secure Access VendorAbsolute Security Affected before 14.60 Fixed in 14.60 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Absolute Security |
- cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Absolute Security
Remediation
Update Absolute Security Secure Access to version 14.60 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Secure Access (Absolute Security) Fixed in 14.60
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Absolute Security Secure Access 14.60
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69281 Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access connection setupPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-69277 Denial of service in Absolute Security Secure Access authenticationPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-69282 Denial of service in Absolute Secure AccessPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97715
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-4j6w-p64j-h2qg
References
More Absolute Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-84100 Authentication bypass in Absolute Security Secure Access Servers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-69281 Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access connection setup CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-25841 Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-84098 Cross-site request forgery in Absolute Security Secure Access server CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2018-11965 An issue was discovered in Absolute Software CTES Windows Agent through 1.0.0.1479. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-39972 Out-of-bounds read in Absolute Security Secure Access CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-97715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4j6w-p64j-h2qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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