CVE-2026-97714 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

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.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Absolute Security

Secure Access

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 14.60

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97714---8-2-high

History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		Denial of service vulnerability in Secure Access
References		https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97714---8-2-high
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published: 2026-10-07T19:20:14.565Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:36:26.296Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-97714

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-07T20:17:15.893

Modified: 2026-10-07T20:17:15.893

Link: CVE-2026-97714

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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