CVE-2026-40952
Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Jul 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N | Absolute |
Weaknesses
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Secure AccessAbsolute Security |
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References
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