Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-15506SecureAge CatchPulse Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in CatchPulse from SecureAge. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SecureAge | CatchPulse | 10.9.010.9.110.9.210.9.3 |
Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-377835 | SecureAge CatchPulse Driver saappctl.sys heap-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-377835 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-15506 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #845584 | SecureAge Technology CatchPulse <10.9.3 Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://jordanhiggins.blog/catchpulse-antivirus-exploits/ broken-link, exploit
- https://github.com/Kalagious/SecureAgeExploit exploit
- https://youtu.be/xZqRVWlrah8 media-coverage