Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.54 Installer improper authentication

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.54. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Installer. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-40952. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Absolute Security Secure Access up to 14.54. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at absolute.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-40952 since 04/16/2026. 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 14.55 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Absolute Security

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
• 14.50
• 14.51
• 14.52
• 14.53
• 14.54

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