Cross-site request forgery in Absolute Security Secure Access server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Absolute Security Secure Access version 14.60 contains a cross-site request forgery flaw (CWE-352). A security control that should block forged requests is bypassed. A remote attacker can cause an administrator to create an account under the attacker's control.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 14.60 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Secure Access VendorAbsolute Security Affected 14.60 Fixed in — No fix listed 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
The sources list no fixed version for Secure Access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97718
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-g239-47xv-3894
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2026-97718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g239-47xv-3894 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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