CVE-2026-97714 Denial of service vulnerability in Secure Access
Attackers can cause persistent denial of service in Secure Access servers by sending malformed authentication responses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97714?
CVE-2026-97714 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Absolute Security Secure Access, published on 7 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CVE-2026-97714 is a is a vulnerability in the authentication sub-system of Secure Access servers prior to version 14.60. Attackers can send a malformed response during authentication and cause a persistent denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97714?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-97714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6hf-62r6-phf3.