CVE-2026-33443 Memory management error in Secure Access servers prior to 14.55
Attackers with control over the tunnel protocol can cause a persistent denial of service against Secure Access servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-33443?
CVE-2026-33443 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33443?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Absolute Secure Access.
How do I fix CVE-2026-33443?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-33443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-33443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Absolute Secure Access
- CVE-2026-55402 Denial of service in Secure Access
- CVE-2026-33445 Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers
- CVE-2025-49080 Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 to 13.54
- CVE-2026-40952 Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers
- CVE-2026-33451 Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcx7-4f56-9589.