CVE-2026-55978

Improper access control vulnerability in CatchPulse

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2026 at 09:18 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCatchPulse

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

10.10.0 and earlier

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHCSA
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-284

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