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CVE-2026-55401: Absolute Security Secure Access · NULL Pointer Dereference

Affects Absolute Security Secure AccessSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 14.57 when convenient.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.57
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Absolute Security Secure Access to 14.57.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Absolute SecuritySecure AccessAffected
  • <14.57
Fixed in
  • 14.57

AI-suggested

A fix is available in Secure Access version 14.57. Users should upgrade to version 14.57 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.

Description

CVE-2026-55401 is a null dereference vulnerability in the load-balancing subsystem of Absolute Security's Secure Access servers prior to version 14.57. An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted packet to a Secure Access server with load balancing enabled, causing the internal load balancer to crash. Despite the crash, the server continues to accept connections and can still issue failover to connected clients. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 6.9 (CVSS 4.0).

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