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CVE-2026-40952: Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-15 · updated 2026-10-24
- Weakness: CWE-276
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.
Affected products
- Absolute Security Secure Access: before 14.55 — fixed in 14.55
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Absolute Security Secure Access 14.55. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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