Secure AccessApplication · Absolute

CVE-2025-54088

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 14.10 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
CVE-2025-54088 is an open-redirect vulnerability in Secure Access prior to version 14.10. Attackers with access to the console can redirect victims to an arbitrary URL. The attack complexity is low, attack requirements are present, no privileges are required, and users must actively participate in the attack. Impact to confidentiality is low and there is no impact to integrity or availability. There are high severity impacts to confidentiality, integrity, availability in subsequent systems.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is an open-redirect vulnerability in Secure Access console versions prior to 14.10. Attackers with console access can craft malicious links that redirect authenticated users to arbitrary external websites, potentially leading to phishing or secondary attacks.

MitigationUpgrade Secure Access to version 14.10 or later to obtain the patch for this vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Secure AccessApplication
Affected:< 14.10

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed Secure Access version
    Check the Absolute Secure Access client or console interface for the current software version. This is typically found in the About section, system information, or the admin console dashboard.
    Affected if The installed version is less than 14.10 (e.g., 14.9.x, 14.0.x, earlier versions).
  2. Verify console access is enabled
    Inspect the Secure Access configuration to determine if the management console interface is accessible to users. Check user roles and permissions to see which accounts have console login privileges.
    Affected if Console access is enabled and users with console credentials exist in the environment.
  3. Review console authentication settings
    Examine the authentication methods configured for the Secure Access console, including any settings related to session management and redirect handling.
    Affected if Console authentication is configured and active for any user accounts.

You are affected if your Secure Access version is below 14.10 AND the console interface is accessible to authenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 14.10 or later
Fixed in 14.10
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Secure Access to version 14.10 or later to obtain the patch for this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Secure Access version 14.10

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Secure Access by checking the console or system information
  2. 2. Review the release notes and upgrade documentation for Secure Access version 14.10 from Absolute's official documentation
  3. 3. Plan the upgrade ensuring proper backups and maintenance windows
  4. 4. Perform the upgrade to Secure Access version 14.10 following vendor-specific procedures
  5. 5. Verify the installation by checking the version number and testing that open redirect functionality now properly validates URLs

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Secure Access Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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