CVE-2026-97718 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CVE-2026-97718 Is a cross-site request forgery vulnerability
in version 14.60 of the Secure Access server. Because of a bypassed security control, an
attacker can cause an admin to create an account under their control.

Published: 2026-11-02

Score: 9.4 Critical

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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
`14.60`	affected	—

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97718

History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		CVE-2026-97718 Is a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in version 14.60 of the Secure Access server. Because of a bypassed security control, an attacker can cause an admin to create an account under their control.
Title		CSRF in Secure Access Server v14.60
References		https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-97718
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published: 2026-11-02T20:00:40.552Z

Updated: 2026-11-02T20:00:40.552Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-97718

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T20:18:05.253

Modified: 2026-11-02T20:18:05.253

Link: CVE-2026-97718

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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