CVE-2026-40949
Buffer overflow in Windows clients prior to 14.50
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to trigger a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer overflow in Windows clients prior to 14.50
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to trigger a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-40949- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26429
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to trigger a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2026-26429- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg64-r9fm-3hrf
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to...
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to trigger a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-xg64-r9fm-3hrf- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
CVE-2026-40949 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Secure Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of the Windows client can use it to trigger a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2026-40949- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-40949 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Absolute Secure Access, published April 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.