CVE-2026-55402

HIGHPre-NVD 8.78.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

CVE-2026-55402 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in Secure Access servers prior to version 14.57. Attackers with an ‘in the middle’ position can send specially crafted data to a server causing a persistent denial of service.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

CVE-2026-55402 | Absolute Security

https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/cve-2026-55402

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55402(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 28× in last 7d / 35× 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. 2026-08-21 06:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:28 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 16:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-19 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-18 02:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 13:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 12:07 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 21:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 09:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-13 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-13 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 17:18 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-13 16:37 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-13 16:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-55402?
CVE-2026-55402 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. CVE-2026-55402 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in Secure Access servers prior to version 14.57. Attackers with an ‘in the middle’ position can send specially crafted data to a server causing a persistent denial of service.
When was CVE-2026-55402 disclosed?
CVE-2026-55402 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-55402 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-55402 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 76.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55402?
CVE-2026-55402 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-55402?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-55402, 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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