TI-2024-27248 Aliases CVE-2024-40873 GHSA-789f-c4f8-rfp7

XSS in Secure Access administrative console

LOW 20CWE-79Published 2024-07-25 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Secure Access administrative console of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with system administrator permissions can interfere with another system administrator’s use of the publishing UI when the administrators are editing the same management object. The scope is unchanged, there is no loss of confidentiality. Impact to system availability is none, impact to system integrity is high.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00268 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Secure Access (Absolute Security): 13.07

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Absolute Security	Secure Access	before 13.07	13.07	Patch available	CNA

Secure Access VendorAbsolute Security Affected before 13.07 Fixed in 13.07 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access::::::::	before 13.07	Vulnerable	Absolute Security

cpe:2.3:a:absolute:secure_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.07 Vulnerable ·Absolute Security

Remediation

Fix · CNA Secure Access (Absolute Security) Fixed in 13.07

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-07-25
Absolute Security Secure Access 13.07
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-27247 Elevation of privilege in Absolute Secure Access clients and serversPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40873
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-789f-c4f8-rfp7

References

Advisory 1

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/secure-access-1307/cve-2024-40873/

TI-2026-25841 Memory management vulnerability in Secure Access servers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-39972 Out-of-bounds read in Absolute Security Secure Access CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-29603 Privilge misconfiguration in Secure Access installers CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2026-25847 Arbitrary read/write vulnerability in Windows clients prior to 14.50 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2025-31193 Memory management vulnerability in Absolute Secure Access server versions 9.0 to 13.54 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
TI-2026-39971 NULL pointer dereference in Absolute Security Secure Access CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

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Sources

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