CVE-2026-33451 (GCVE-0-2026-33451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-30 20:08 – Updated: 2026-05-01 14:36
VLAI?
Title
Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50
Summary
CVE-2026-33451 is an arbitrary read/write vulnerability in the Secure
Access Windows client prior to 14.50. Attackers with local control of
the Windows client can send malformed data to an API and elevate their
level of privilege to system.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Software | Secure Access |
Affected:
0 , < 14.50
(custom)
|
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Nomenclature
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