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Secure Access EUVDEUVD-2026-44796

| CVE-2026-33443 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-07-15 Absolute
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Absolute
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 15, 2026

Persistent denial-of-service in Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.55 allows an authenticated tunnel participant to permanently crash or wedge the server by abusing the tunnel protocol. The CVSS 4.0 vector (7.1, PR:L, VA:H) confirms an availability-only impact requiring some level of tunnel authentication, with no confidentiality or integrity effect despite a mislabeled 'Information Disclosure' tag. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV.

Affected VersionsENISA

Secure Access 0 <14.55

Affected Packages

euvd secure_access fix: 14.55

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (Absolute) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Absolute) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: Absolute

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 15, 2026 - 22:33 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 15, 2026 - 20:06 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

CVE-2026-33443 is a memory management error 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.

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Why It Matters

Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.55 contain a vulnerability allowing authenticated tunnel users to crash the service, disrupting secure remote access for organizations dependent on this infrastructure. The risk is amplified in scenarios where tunnel credentials are compromised or insider threats exist, creating a persistent availability risk with no available patch. Organizations must prioritize access controls and monitoring until remediation is possible.

Recommended Action

Within 24 hours, complete an inventory of all Absolute Secure Access deployments and their versions, then enable audit logging for tunnel protocol activity and review access controls limiting who can participate in tunnels. Within 7 days, deploy real-time monitoring and alerting for abnormal tunnel behavior patterns and finalize an incident response procedure for DoS detection. Within 30 days, plan and execute an upgrade to version 14.55 once released, implement network-level connection rate limiting on tunnel endpoints, and conduct a full access review to restrict tunnel participation to essential users and systems only.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: restrict tunnel protocol access to named authorized users and systems with regular review cycles, implement network-level connection throttling and rate limiting on all tunnel endpoints, enable comprehensive audit logging of tunnel activity with automated anomaly detection, isolate Absolute Secure Access infrastructure from critical systems where feasible, and establish escalation procedures for repeated authentication failures or unusual protocol patterns.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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CVE-2026-33445 HIGH
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CVE-2026-40952 HIGH
8.5 Jul 15

Local privilege escalation in Absolute Secure Access for Windows (client and server) before version 14.55 allows a low-p

CVE-2026-33451 HIGH
8.5 Apr 30

Local privilege escalation in Absolute Secure Access Windows client versions prior to 14.50 allows authenticated local a

CVE-2026-97714 HIGH
8.2 Oct 07

Denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers before version 14.60 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to caus

CVE-2025-59595 HIGH
8.2 Nov 04

CVE-2025-59595 is an internally discovered denial of service vulnerability in versions of Secure Access prior to 14.12.

CVE-2025-49080 HIGH
7.5 Jun 12

Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 through 13.54 that allows unauthenticated,

CVE-2026-0517 HIGH
7.5 Jan 17

Secure Access Server versions before 14.20 are vulnerable to a network-based denial-of-service attack where unauthentica

CVE-2026-97715 HIGH
7.1 Oct 07

Persistent denial of service in Absolute Secure Access servers before 14.60 can be triggered by an authenticated remote

CVE-2026-40950 HIGH
7.1 Apr 30

Buffer overflow in Absolute Secure Access server (versions before 14.50) allows authenticated remote attackers with modi

CVE-2026-55401 MEDIUM
6.9 Aug 13

Null dereference in the load-balancing subsystem of Absolute Secure Access servers (prior to 14.57) allows unauthenticat

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