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CVE-2026-55978 (GCVE-0-2026-55978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 09:18 – Updated: 2026-08-06 12:25

Title

Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse

Summary

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.

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-06 12:24 UTC

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

CSA CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 62/100 over 58 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-and-advisories/aler…
https://www.secureage.com/security-vulnerabilities#

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
SecureAge	CatchPulse	Affected: 10.10.0 and earlier	guessed

Date Public

2026-08-06 09:15

Credits

Mr Ang Kar Min

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FKIE_CVE-2026-55978

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-06 10:16 - Updated: 2026-10-24 16:10

Severity

8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-547C-JXF5-RW6F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-06 12:31 – Updated: 2026-08-06 15:32

Details

Severity

8.4 (High)


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

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