CVE-2026-97717 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Absolute	Secure Access

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97717---6-0-medium

History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Absolute Absolute secure Access
Vendors & Products		Absolute Absolute secure Access

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-20

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-20

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-400
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Denial of Service in Absolute Secure Access
References		https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97717---6-0-medium
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published: 2026-10-07T19:54:40.695Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:33:27.748Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T22:30:33.466Z

Link: CVE-2026-97717

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:33:22.641Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T20:17:16.347

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:11:22.920

Link: CVE-2026-97717

Redhat

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