CVE-2026-55978
Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-55978- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-53841
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-53841- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-547c-jxf5-rw6f
An improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse could allow a non-administrative local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-547c-jxf5-rw6f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-55978- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2026-55978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Secureage Catchpulse, published August 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.