CVE-2026-40951: Vulnerability in Absolute Software Secure Access
CVE-2026-40951 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Absolute Software Secure Access Windows clients prior to version 14. 50. It allows attackers with local access to the Windows client to send malformed data to an API, causing a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4. 0 score of 6. 8, indicating medium severity. There is no confirmed patch or official remediation available at this time. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Absolute Software Secure Access Windows clients before version 14.50. It is a memory corruption issue triggered by sending malformed data to an API, which requires local attacker privileges. The impact is denial of service. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates low attack complexity and low privileges required, but no user interaction or confidentiality/integrity impacts. The vendor has not published a remediation level or patch information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access to the affected Windows client can cause a denial of service by exploiting this memory corruption vulnerability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-40951: Vulnerability in Absolute Software Secure Access
Description
CVE-2026-40951 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Absolute Software Secure Access Windows clients prior to version 14. 50. It allows attackers with local access to the Windows client to send malformed data to an API, causing a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4. 0 score of 6. 8, indicating medium severity. There is no confirmed patch or official remediation available at this time. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Absolute Software Secure Access Windows clients before version 14.50. It is a memory corruption issue triggered by sending malformed data to an API, which requires local attacker privileges. The impact is denial of service. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates low attack complexity and low privileges required, but no user interaction or confidentiality/integrity impacts. The vendor has not published a remediation level or patch information.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access to the affected Windows client can cause a denial of service by exploiting this memory corruption vulnerability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Absolute
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-16T00:19:03.573Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f3c0cccbff5d861086a35f
Added to database: 4/30/2026, 8:51:24 PM
Last enriched: 4/30/2026, 9:06:23 PM
Last updated: 4/30/2026, 11:04:18 PM
Views: 5
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