Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.19 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.19. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-0518. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.19. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CVE-2026-0518 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions of Secure Access prior to 14.20. An attacker with administrative privileges can interfere with another administrator’s use of the console.

The advisory is shared at absolute.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0518 since 12/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 14.20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-3159). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Access 14.20

Timelineinfo

12/12/2025 CVE reserved
01/17/2026 +36 days Advisory disclosed
01/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/02/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: absolute.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0518 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341693
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2026 09:31
Updated: 02/02/2026 23:19
Changes: 01/17/2026 09:31 (66), 01/18/2026 03:01 (1), 02/02/2026 23:19 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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