Buffer overflow in Secureage Catchpulse
CVE-2026-15506
A security vulnerability has been detected in SecureAge CatchPulse up to 10.9.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library saappctl.sys of the component Driver. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 10.10.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Secureage Catchpulse — versions 10.10.0, 10.9.3, 10.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/377835 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/377835/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15506 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/845584 (third-party-advisory)
- vandalsuidaho-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/higg2059_vandals_uidaho_edu/IQAc… (related)
- youtu.be/xZqRVWlrah8 (exploit, media-coverage)
- jordanhiggins.blog/catchpulse-antivirus-exploits/ (exploit, broken-link)
- github.com/Kalagious/SecureAgeExploit (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15506?
- CVE-2026-15506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Secureage Catchpulse, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15506?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.