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CVE-2026-78402

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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow and out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Thales Sentinel Keys Server on Windows allows Overflow Buffers.  Sentinel Keys Server does not check the length of the first field in the input message. A local attacker may craft an input and send it to Sentinel Keys Server. It may lead to code execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM enabling local privilege escalation. This issue affects Sentinel Keys Server: versions lower than 1.3.8.0.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.3 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 20:17:17.653000
Last modified
2026-10-30 20:17:17.653000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-78402",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T20:17:17.653",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T20:17:17.653",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "Stack-based buffer overflow and out-of-bounds\nwrite vulnerability in Thales Sentinel Keys Server on Windows allows Overflow\nBuffers. \n\n\n\nSentinel Keys Server does not check the length of the first field in\nthe input message. A local attacker may craft an input and send it to Sentinel\nKeys Server. It may lead to code execution as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM enabling\nlocal privilege escalation.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis issue affects Sentinel Keys Server: versions\nlower than 1.3.8.0."
    }
  ],
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