CVE-2026-116768: Absolute Secure Access missing length validation

CVE-2026-116768 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-02

Absolute Secure Access is a remote access security platform used to manage secure connections. Authenticated attackers can trigger a persistent denial of service on initial connection by sending malformed requests that bypass length validation checks, disrupting service availability for affected users.

Technologies: Absolute Secure Access. Vendors: Absolute.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-116768 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-116768 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-116768?
Informational severity, published 2 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Absolute Secure Access prior to 14.61.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-116768?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-116768 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-116768?
Check whether you run Absolute Secure Access at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

This is a missing length validation vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access servers prior to version 14.61. The flaw allows authenticated attackers with valid credentials to cause a persistent denial of service condition during first-time connection by supplying input that lacks proper length bounds checking. Exploitation requires authentication, and the impact is availability degradation rather than data breach or code execution.

Affected products

  • Absolute Secure Access prior to 14.61

Timeline

  • 2026-11-02: disclosed

References

This page as Markdown. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back.