CVE-2025-5941
Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Netskope Client
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Netskope Client
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
- Record
CVE-2025-5941- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24662
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24662- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cpx-2f4q-g73f
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor...
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
- Record
GHSA-7cpx-2f4q-g73f- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) in which a malicious actor could trigger a memory leak by sending a crafted DNS packet to a machine. A successful exploitation may require administrative privileges on the machine, based on the exact configuration. A successful exploit can potentially result in user-controllable memory being leaked in a domain name stored on the local machine.
- Record
CVE-2025-5941- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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-125
- 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-2025-5941 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.0) in Netskope Client, published August 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.