CVE-2026-40952

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-15. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

CVE-2026-40952 is a privilege misconfiguration in the Secure Access installer for the Windows client and server prior to version 14.55. Attackers with local access to the client or server can use it to elevate privileges to Administrator when Secure Access is installed in a non-default location.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-40952 | Absolute Security

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-40952

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40952(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-26 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-26 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 11:31 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-26 11:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-23 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-17 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-16 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-16 14:29 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  17. 2026-07-16 13:18 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.5
  18. 2026-07-16 06:51 UTCEG score recompute▼ 0.70
  19. 2026-07-16 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-16 03:00 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  21. 2026-07-15 19:45 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-15 19:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40952?
CVE-2026-40952 is a high vulnerability published on July 15, 2026. CVE-2026-40952 is a privilege misconfiguration in the Secure Access installer for the Windows client and server prior to version 14.55. Attackers with local access to the client or server can use it to elevate privileges to Administrator when Secure Access is installed in a non-default location.
When was CVE-2026-40952 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40952 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2026, with the most recent update on July 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40952 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40952 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40952?
CVE-2026-40952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40952?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40952, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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