Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-40951. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Absolute Secure Access up to 14.49 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

CVE-2026-40951 is a memory corruption vulnerability on Secure Access Windows clients prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can send malformed data to an API and trigger a denial of service.

It is possible to read the advisory at absolute.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-40951 since 04/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Absolute Secure Access

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Access 14.50

Timelineinfo

04/16/2026 CVE reserved
04/30/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
04/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/01/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: absolute.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-40951 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360391
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1323 - Absolute Secure Access: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2026 23:11
Updated: 05/01/2026 17:25
Changes: 04/30/2026 23:11 (66), 05/01/2026 17:25 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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