Description
CVE-2026-40953 is a heap overflow in the
certificate parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers
with local access and administrator permissions can create a denial of service
attack against the client over which they have control.
Published: 2026-07-15
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CVE-2026-40953 is a heap overflow in the certificate parsing function of Secure Access clients prior to 14.55. Attackers with local access and administrator permissions can create a denial of service attack against the client over which they have control.
Title Heap overflow in Secure Access clients
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Absolute

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-16T13:15:46.358Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T00:19:03.573Z

Link: CVE-2026-40953

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Updated: 2026-07-16T13:15:41.987Z

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Weaknesses