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TI-2025-14268 Aliases CVE-2025-15642GHSA-h97f-r8gj-6j53

Netskope Client Service Insufficient Access Controls

Priority LOW 31CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its Netskoped Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with admin privileges can lead to bypassing the NSClient Tamper Protections due to weak Discretionary Access Control List (DACLs) on the service object and related registry keys,. * Product Name: Netskope Client * Affected Platform: Windows * Affected Version: All version below R138

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00143 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Netskope Client (Netskope): 138

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NetskopeNetskope Clientbefore 138138Patch availableCNA
  • Netskope Client VendorNetskope Affected before 138 Fixed in 138 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netskope:netskope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Netskope
  • cpe:2.3:a:netskope:netskope:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Netskope

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Netskope Client (Netskope) Fixed in 138

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Netskope Client 138

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-14267 Netskope Client Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access ControlsPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15642
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h97f-r8gj-6j53

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-15056 Netskope Client through 77 allows low-privileged users to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-13525 Netskope Endpoint DLP Driver Integer Overflow Leading to Kernel Pool Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-06860 Client Enrollment Process Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-04599 Local privilege escalation in Netskope Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-20302 Sensitive Information store in NSClient logs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-02129 Local privilege escalation in Netskope Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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