8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-33451
Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50
Description

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.

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Published Date :

April 30, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 30, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH b6533044-ea05-4482-8458-7bddeca0d079
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Secure Access Windows client to version 14.50 or later to fix privilege escalation.
  • Update Secure Access Windows client to version 14.50 or later.
  • Apply vendor patches as soon as available.
  • Validate successful installation of updates.
  • Restrict local access to the Windows client.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33451
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-33451 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
    Added Reference https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33451
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