CVE-2026-33445

CVE-2026-33445 is a memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers prior to 14.55. Attackers with an intimate knowledge of and total control over the tunnel protocol can create a persistent DoS against the server.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33445	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-15 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-16 16:28

NVD link : CVE-2026-33445

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33445

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33445

JSON object : View

Products Affected

absolute

secure_access

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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