CVE-2026-40955
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
CVE-2026-40955 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.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
2.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-15 20:16:59.893000
Last modified
2026-10-24 21:10:00.130000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-40955",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-15T20:16:59.893",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T21:10:00.130",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CVE-2026-40955 is an integer underflow\nvulnerability in the traffic parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to\n14.55. Attackers with intimate knowledge of and total control over the tunnel\nprotocol can create a non-persistent DoS against their client."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "CVE-2026-40955 es una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento negativo de enteros en la función de análisis de tráfico de los clientes de Secure Access anteriores a la versión 14.55. Atacantes con conocimiento íntimo y control total sobre el protocolo de túnel pueden crear un DoS no persistente contra su cliente."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Absolute Security",
"product": "Secure Access",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "14.55",
"versionType": "Client",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV40": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"baseScore": 2.1,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"attackRequirements": "PRESENT",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "ACTIVE",
"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
"subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
}
}
],
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"baseScore": 3.7,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.2,
"impactScore": 1.4
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2026-07-16T13:12:55.536574Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-40955",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-191"
}
]
},
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-191"
}
]
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"operator": "OR",
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"vulnerable": true,
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionEndExcluding": "14.55",
"matchCriteriaId": "1C42FF7C-EE2E-4412-9074-88FFB63A58CF"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40955",
"source": "[email protected]",
"tags": [
"Vendor Advisory"
]
}
]
}