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CVE-2026-55978

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.4 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
5f57b9bf-260d-4433-bf07-b6a79e9bb7d4
Published
2026-08-06 10:16:43.910000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-55978",
  "sourceIdentifier": "5f57b9bf-260d-4433-bf07-b6a79e9bb7d4",
  "published": "2026-08-06T10:16:43.910",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T16:10:00.153",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad de control de acceso inadecuado en CatchPulse podría permitir a un atacante local no administrativo conectarse a un puerto de comunicación de filtro de kernel sin restricciones y eludir la aplicación de la política de seguridad de CatchPulse."
    }
  ],
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      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "SecureAge",
          "product": "CatchPulse",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "10.10.0 and earlier",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
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  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.4,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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