Stack-based buffer overflow in SafeNet Authentication Client SIS token engine

Summary

CVECVE-2026-94395
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerTHA-PSIRT
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-05 19:17:28 UTC
Updated2026-11-06 21:33:01 UTC
DescriptionA stack-based buffer overflow in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client (SAC) SIS token engine processing can be triggered by a malicious physical or software-emulated smart card. The issue can occur before authentication or PIN entry and may cause a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected process. Affected releases start with SAC 10.8 R7 and include SAC 10.9 R3 GA (build 10.9.7449).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/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

EPSS: 0.002500000 probability, percentile 0.163920000 (date 2026-11-08)

Problem Types: CWE-121 | CWE-787 | CWE-1284 | CWE-1284 CWE-1284 Improper validation of specified quantity in input | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds write | CWE-121 CWE-121 Stack-based buffer overflow


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1ADPDECLARED6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Thalesgroup Safenet Authentication Client SIS Token Engine affected 10.8 R7 10.9 R3 (build 10.9.7449) custom Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm [email protected] supportportal.thalesgroup.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: Jonas Lejon, Triop AB (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to SafeNet Authentication Client 10.9 R3 Post GA (build 10.9.7954) or later.

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