CVE-2026-40952CVE-2026-40952 is a privilege misconfiguration in the Secure Access installer for the Windows client and server prior to version 14.55.
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CVE-2026-40952 is a privilege misconfiguration in the Secure Access installer for the Windows client and server prior to version 14.55. Attackers with local access to the client or server can use it to elevate privileges to Administrator when Secure Access is installed in a non-default location.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-276
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
absolute secure_access absolute:secure_access | before 14.55 | NVD |
References
- https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40952vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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