SecureAge CatchPulse Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-15506
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-12 22:16:34 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 17:16:45 UTC
DescriptionA security vulnerability has been detected in SecureAge CatchPulse up to 10.9.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library saappctl.sys of the component Driver. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 10.10.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

EPSS: 0.001840000 probability, percentile 0.081460000 (date 2026-07-14)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-122 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow | CWE-119 Memory Corruption

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C...
4.0CNADECLARED8.5HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary6.8AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
2.0CNADECLARED6.8AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SecureAge CatchPulse affected 10.9.0 Not specified
CNA SecureAge CatchPulse affected 10.9.1 Not specified
CNA SecureAge CatchPulse affected 10.9.2 Not specified
CNA SecureAge CatchPulse affected 10.9.3 Not specified
CNA SecureAge CatchPulse unaffected 10.10.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
jordanhiggins.blog/catchpulse-antivirus-exploits [email protected] jordanhiggins.blog
vuldb.com/submit/845584 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/377835/cti [email protected] vuldb.com
youtu.be/xZqRVWlrah8 [email protected] youtu.be
vuldb.com/vuln/377835 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15506 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/Kalagious/SecureAgeExploit [email protected] github.com
vandalsuidaho-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/higg2059_vandals_uidaho_edu/IQAcnBjRQKVxQbLuSb... MITRE vandalsuidaho-my.sharepoint.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jordan Higgins (en)

CNA: Jordanhiggins (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: Jordanhiggins (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-06-29T00:00:00.000ZCountermeasure disclosed
CNA2026-07-12T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-07-12T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-07-14T18:40:23.000ZVulDB entry last update

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