CVE-2026-40955 (GCVE-0-2026-40955)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-15 19:50 – Updated: 2026-07-16 13:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Integer underflow vulnerability in Secure Access clients
Summary
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-16 13:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-191 - Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Security | Secure Access |
Affected:
0 , < 14.55
(Client)
|
guessed |
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