Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49 buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-33452. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

CVE-2026-33452 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to ‘blue screen’ the system.

The advisory is shared for download at absolute.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33452 since 03/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14.50 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1323). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Absolute Secure Access

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Vendor

• Absolute

Name

• Secure Access

Version

• 14.0
• 14.1
• 14.2
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 14.5
• 14.6
• 14.7
• 14.8
• 14.9
• 14.10
• 14.11
• 14.12
• 14.13
• 14.14
• 14.15
• 14.16
• 14.17
• 14.18
• 14.19
• 14.20
• 14.21
• 14.22
• 14.23
• 14.24
• 14.25
• 14.26
• 14.27
• 14.28
• 14.29
• 14.30
• 14.31
• 14.32
• 14.33
• 14.34
• 14.35
• 14.36
• 14.37
• 14.38
• 14.39
• 14.40
• 14.41
• 14.42
• 14.43
• 14.44
• 14.45
• 14.46
• 14.47
• 14.48
• 14.49

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