What is CVE-2026-0517?

CVE-2026-0517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Absolute Secure_access, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-0517?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Absolute Secure_access

CVE-2026-0517

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

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Absolute Secure_access
Absolute Security Secure Access — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

SecurityResponse@netmotionsoftware.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0517?: CVE-2026-0517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Absolute Secure_access, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-0517?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.