# CVE-2026-33445: Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers

> Attackers with full control over the tunnel protocol can cause a persistent denial of service against Secure Access servers.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3jf9-378m-4gh9

## What is CVE-2026-33445?

CVE-2026-33445 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CVE-2026-33445 is a memory management
vulnerability 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 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33445?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Absolute Secure Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-33445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-33445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-33445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Absolute Secure Access

- [CVE-2026-55402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-55402/): Denial of service in Secure Access (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2025-49080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49080/): Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 to 13.54 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-40952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40952/): Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-33451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33451/): Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50 (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-59595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59595/): Denial of service in Secure Access (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-33445 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-33445 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Absolute Secure Access. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33445/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33445/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33445
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33445
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33445

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33445/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.