| Title | SecureAge Technology CatchPulse <10.9.3 Heap-based Buffer Overflow |
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| Description | A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the saappctl.sys driver of CatchPulse Antivirus. The issue occurs due to a lack of rigorous bounds checking during file or pipe read operations via IOCTL 0xC. A local, low-privileged attacker can exploit this by supplying an undersized IRP System Buffer, causing the driver to write data past the allocated bounds into the Non-Paged Pool. This allows the attacker to cause a system crash or achieve arbitrary kernel code execution to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. I have developed a PoC privilege escalation exploit to demonstrate impact. The video demo is linked and the private Github can be accessed upon request. Additionally I have attached a disclosure report with further details on the bug.
The bug has already been reported to the vendor.
Poc Demo:
https://youtu.be/xZqRVWlrah8
Report:
https://vandalsuidaho-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/higg2059_vandals_uidaho_edu/IQAcnBjRQKVxQbLuSb5CI-8nAdTRuWZMO0jEuQ5PUQT7__s?e=4sd123
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| Source | ⚠️ https://vandalsuidaho-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/higg2059_vandals_uidaho_edu/IQAcnBjRQKVxQbLuSb5CI-8nAdTRuWZMO0jEuQ5PUQT7__s?e=4sd123 |
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| User | Jordanhiggins (UID 98250) |
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| Submission | 06/02/2026 02:56 (1 month ago) |
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| Moderation | 07/12/2026 07:44 (1 month later) |
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| Status | Accepted |
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| VulDB entry | 377835 [SecureAge CatchPulse up to 10.9.3 Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow] |
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| Points | 20 |
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