CVE-2026-97716 Denial of Service in Absolute Secure Access
Unauthenticated attackers can cause persistent denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers by sending specially crafted traffic.
- 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-2026-97716?
CVE-2026-97716 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-2026-97716 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97716?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97716 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-2026-97716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c452-52rv-vx45.