Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse
Priority LOW 35CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse could allow a non-administrative local attacker to connect to an unrestricted kernel filter communication port and bypass CatchPulse's security policy enforcement.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-547c-jxf5-rw6f
References
More SecureAge vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-13045 SecureAge CatchPulse Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-09888 SecureAge CatchPulse IOCTL saappctl.sys information disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- 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
- CVE-2026-55978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-55978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-547c-jxf5-rw6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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