SecureAge CatchPulse Kernel Filter privileges management

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8.8$0-$5k1.82+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SecureAge CatchPulse and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel Filter. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-55978. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in SecureAge CatchPulse (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel Filter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at csa.gov.sg. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-55978 since 06/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2026 CVE reserved
08/06/2026 +49 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: csa.gov.sg
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-55978 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-55978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386543

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2026 12:25
Changes: 08/06/2026 12:25 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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