CVE-2026-33450

CVE-2026-33450 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the Secure Access MacOS client prior to 14.50. Attackers with control of a modified server can send a malformed packet to the client causing a denial of service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33450	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 May 2026, 02:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33450 -~~	() https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-33450 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Apple macos Apple Absolute secure Access Absolute

01 May 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-125

30 Apr 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-30 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-05 02:31

NVD link : CVE-2026-33450

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33450

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33450

JSON object : View

Products Affected

absolute

secure_access

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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