TI-2026-69281 Aliases CVE-2026-97716 GHSA-c452-52rv-vx45

Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access connection setup

MEDIUM 44CWE-400Published 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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 14.60 are affected. A flaw in the connection setup sub-system consumes resources without limit (CWE-400), so specially crafted traffic can exhaust them. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send such traffic to cause a persistent denial of service.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

CVE-2026-97716 is a vulnerability in the connection set up sub-system of Secure Access servers prior to version 14.60. Unauthenticated attackers can send specially crafted traffic to the server and cause a persistent denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00344 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Secure Access (Absolute Security): 14.60

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
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

Upgrade Secure Access to version 14.60 or later, which fixes this flaw.

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 · 2026-10-07
Absolute Security Secure Access 14.60
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-69277 Denial of service in Absolute Security Secure Access authenticationPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-69280 Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access client registrationPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-69282 Denial of service in Absolute Secure AccessPriority LOW 26
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Timeline

2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97716
2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-c452-52rv-vx45

References

Other 1

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97716---8-7-high

TI-2026-84100 Authentication bypass in Absolute Security Secure Access Servers CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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
TI-2026-29603 Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5

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Sources

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