CVE-2026-15506

A 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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Kalagious/SecureAgeExploit
https://jordanhiggins.blog/catchpulse-antivirus-exploits/
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15506
https://vuldb.com/submit/845584
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377835
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377835/cti
https://youtu.be/xZqRVWlrah8

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-12 22:16

Updated : 2026-07-14 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-15506

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15506

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15506

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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