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medium 5.2

CVE-2026-55979 json

Improper access control check in CatchPulse's named pipe communication interface

published 3mo ago modified 18d ago also EUVD-2026-53842

cvss
5.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An improper access control check in CatchPulse's named pipe communication interface could allow an attacker to invoke CatchPulse functions. This is limited to operations that enforce more restrictive security policies.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected products

  • SecureAge CatchPulse

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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