CVE-2026-0518

CVE-2026-0518 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions of Secure Access prior to 14.20. An attacker with administrative privileges can interfere with another administrator’s use of the console.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-0518	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

02 Feb 2026, 16:03

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-0518 -~~	() https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-0518 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
First Time		Absolute secure Access Absolute

20 Jan 2026, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-79

17 Jan 2026, 02:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-17 02:15

Updated : 2026-02-02 16:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-0518

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0518

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0518

JSON object : View

Products Affected

absolute

secure_access

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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