CVE-2026-40958 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

CVE-2026-40958 is a input validation error in 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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00209.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40958

History

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-20
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		CVE-2026-40958 is a input validation error in 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.
Title		Input validation error in Secure Access clients prior to 14.55
References		https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40958
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published: 2026-07-15T20:02:59.125Z

Updated: 2026-07-16T13:11:50.471Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T00:19:03.574Z

Link: CVE-2026-40958

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-16T13:11:47.193Z

NVD

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