CVE-2026-55979 json
Improper access control check in CatchPulse's named pipe communication interface
published 2026-08-06 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d 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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-55979
- NVD CVE-2026-55979
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