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CVE-2026-40952

Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers

Published: Jul 15, 2026Updated: Jul 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-276

Affected Products

Absolute Security
commercial
Secure AccessOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
absolute
commercial·CAaka ctes windows agent, computrace agent, secure access
secure accessMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40952
absolute.com

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