---
id: CVE-2026-116768
title: Missing length validation in Absolute Secure Access
summary: |-
  CVE-2026-116768 is a missing length validation vulnerability
  in Secure Access servers prior to 14.61. Authenticated attackers can cause a
  persistent denial of service when connecting for the first time.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Absolute Software
product: Secure Access
affected:
  - secure_access < 14.61
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T21:21:32.394807Z'
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T21:21:35.467Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116768'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-116768
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00294
epssPercentile: 0.22115
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.856Z'
---

## Overview

CVE-2026-116768 is a missing length validation vulnerability
in Secure Access servers prior to 14.61. Authenticated attackers can cause a
persistent denial of service when connecting for the first time.

## Affected

- `secure_access < 14.61`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.