CVE-2025-15641
Netskope Client Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Controls
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with administrative privileges can potentially tamper with the customer IOCTL by sending crafted IOCTL requests to the driver. A successful exploit can result in the bypassing of all anti-tampering protections for the NSClient.Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
- Product Name: Netskope Client
- Affected Platform: Windows
- Affected Version: All version below R138
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Netskope Client Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Controls
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with administrative privileges can potentially tamper with the customer IOCTL by sending crafted IOCTL requests to the driver. A successful exploit can result in the bypassing of all anti-tampering protections for the NSClient.Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
- Product Name: Netskope Client
- Affected Platform: Windows
- Affected Version: All version below R138
- Record
CVE-2025-15641- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-782
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-210212
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with administrative privileges can potentially tamper with the customer IOCTL by sending crafted IOCTL requests to the driver. A successful exploit can result in the bypassing of all anti-tampering protections for the NSClient.Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
- Product Name: Netskope Client
- Affected Platform: Windows
- Affected Version: All version below R138
- Record
EUVD-2025-210212- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv52-q48w-cm7j
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a...
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with administrative privileges can potentially tamper with the customer IOCTL by sending crafted IOCTL requests to the driver. A successful exploit can result in the bypassing of all anti-tampering protections for the NSClient.Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
- Product Name: Netskope Client
- Affected Platform: Windows
- Affected Version: All version below R138
- Record
GHSA-jv52-q48w-cm7j- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-782
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Netskope Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with administrative privileges can potentially tamper with the customer IOCTL by sending crafted IOCTL requests to the driver. A successful exploit can result in the bypassing of all anti-tampering protections for the NSClient.Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
- Product Name: Netskope Client
- Affected Platform: Windows
- Affected Version: All version below R138
- Record
CVE-2025-15641- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-782
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-15641 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netskope Client, published June 17, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.