Privileged file deletion in SafeNet Authentication Client SACSrv
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Thalesgroup SafeNet Authentication Client (SAC) SACSrv releases up to and including 10.9 R3 GA (build 10.9.7449) are affected. A time-of-check to time-of-use race condition (CWE-367) in the SACSrv log-cleanup function lets an authenticated local user without administrator rights redirect a privileged file deletion outside the intended log directory. The attack requires local access with low privileges and high attack complexity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A time-of-check to time-of-use race condition in the SafeNet Authentication Client (SAC) SACSrv log-cleanup function can allow an authenticated, non-administrator local user to redirect a privileged file deletion operation outside the intended log directory. This issue affects SAC releases up to and including 10.9 R3 GA (build 10.9.7449).
Why it matters now
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
The sources list no fixed version for Safenet Authentication Client Service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112110
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-42cv-8vrh-mf2f
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-112110 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112110 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42cv-8vrh-mf2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-112110 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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