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CVE-2026-0517VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-0517: Absolute Security Secure Access · Vulnerability

Affects Absolute Security Secure AccessSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 14.20 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.20
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade Absolute Security Secure Access to 14.20.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Absolute SecuritySecure AccessAffected
  • <14.20
Fixed in
  • 14.20

AI-suggested

European organizations should take the following specific actions to mitigate CVE-2026-0517: 1) Monitor Absolute Security communications closely for the release of version 14.20 or later and apply updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. 2) Implement network segmentation and restrict access to Secure Access Server instances to trusted networks and IP addresses only, reducing exposure to potential attackers. 3) Deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or anomaly detection capable of identifying and blocking malformed packets targeting Secure Access Server. 4) Establish rate limiting and traffic filtering at network perimeter devices to mitigate potential DoS attempts. 5) Maintain robust incident response plans that include procedures for handling Secure Access Server outages to minimize operational disruption. 6) Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on remote access infrastructure to identify and remediate weaknesses proactively. 7) Educate IT and security teams about this vulnerability and ensure monitoring of server availability and logs for unusual activity that could indicate exploitation attempts.

Description

CVE-2026-0517 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in versions of Secure Access Server prior to 14.20. An attacker can send a specially crafted packet to a server and cause the server to crash

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