CVE-2026-11459 (GCVE-0-2026-11459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-07 08:15 – Updated: 2026-06-12 17:19
VLAI
Title
SecureAge CatchPulse IOCTL saappctl.sys information disclosure
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in SecureAge CatchPulse up to 10.9.3. Impacted is an unknown function in the library saappctl.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SecureAge CatchPulse Affected: 10.9.0
Affected: 10.9.1
Affected: 10.9.2
Affected: 10.9.3
    cpe:2.3:a:secureage:catchpulse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Jordan Higgins Nathan Sawyer Jordanhiggins (VulDB User) Jordanhiggins (VulDB User)
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