Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.59 Proxy Sub-System denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.59. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Proxy Sub-System. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-97717. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.59. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Proxy Sub-System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at absolute.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-97717 since 09/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 14.60 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Access 14.60

Timelineinfo

09/25/2026 CVE reserved
10/07/2026 +12 days Advisory disclosed
10/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: absolute.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-97717 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415149

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2026 22:18
Changes: 10/07/2026 22:18 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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