High severity · published Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-40952
Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Secure Access · Absolute Security
before 14.55 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40952
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40952
Vendor Advisory
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40952
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