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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40952 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.5 · absoluteNVD modified 2026-10-24 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
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