CVE-2026-40954
is an integer underflow vulnerability in the traffic parsing function of Secure
Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers with intimate knowledge of and total
control over the tunnel protocol can create a non-persistent DoS against their
client

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Absolute Security Secure Access unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 14.55

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Solution

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References
Link Providers
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40954 cve-icon
History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CVE-2026-40954 is an integer underflow vulnerability in the traffic parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers with intimate knowledge of and total control over the tunnel protocol can create a non-persistent DoS against their client
Title Integer underflow in Secure Access clients prior to 14.55
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T19:44:47.223Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T00:19:03.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-40954

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