CVE-2026-40953
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CVE-2026-40953 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. CVE-2026-40953 is a heap overflow in the certificate parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers with local access and administrator permissions can create a denial of service attack against the client over which they have control.. EPSS estimates a 0.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
CVE-2026-40953 is a heap overflow in the certificate parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers with local access and administrator permissions can create a denial of service attack against the client over which they have control.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute | Secure Access | < 14.55 |
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