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TI-2026-13045 Aliases CVE-2026-15506GHSA-j5fg-5g4v-6437

SecureAge CatchPulse Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow

Priority HIGH 72CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in SecureAge CatchPulse up to 10.9.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library saappctl.sys of the component Driver. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 10.10.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed CatchPulse (SecureAge): 10.10.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
SecureAgeCatchPulse10.9.0; 10.9.1; 10.9.2; 10.9.310.10.0Patch availableCNA
  • CatchPulse VendorSecureAge Affected 10.9.0; 10.9.1; 10.9.2; 10.9.3 Fixed in 10.10.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:secureage:catchpulse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——SecureAge
  • cpe:2.3:a:secureage:catchpulse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·SecureAge

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CatchPulse (SecureAge) Fixed in 10.10.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15506
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5fg-5g4v-6437

References

  • TI-2026-09888 SecureAge CatchPulse IOCTL saappctl.sys information disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-40378 Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-40380 Denial-of-service vulnerability in CatchPulse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2026-40379 Improper access control check in CatchPulse's named pipe communication interface CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.2

Sources