Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain high local privileges on Windows endpoint
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DeliveryConfirm EPDLP module enabled and Memory Integrity disabled
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ExploitCraft malformed IPC message to EPDLP process port
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ExecutionTrigger integer overflow in message handler
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PersistCorrupt EPDLP process memory
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ImpactAchieve arbitrary code execution or SYSTEM privilege escalation
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Integer overflow checks
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Two explicit gating conditions must both be satisfied simultaneously: (1) the EPDLP module must be enabled in the Netskope client configuration on the target endpoint, and (2) Windows Memory Integrity (HVCI/VBS) must be disabled on the host. Beyond these prerequisites, the attacker must already hold high local privileges (PR:H) and be able to send crafted messages to the EPDLP process IPC port. These conditions restrict exploitation to privileged insiders, or attackers who have already achieved elevated local access in a post-compromise scenario on an unhardened Windows endpoint. Exploitation does not require network access, remote connectivity, or user interaction. Environments that enforce Memory Integrity via Group Policy or endpoint configuration management are not exploitable under the described conditions. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is meaningful but substantially constrained by the compounded exploitation prerequisites. The attacker must already hold high local privileges on the endpoint, the EPDLP module must be explicitly activated in the Netskope client profile, and Windows Memory Integrity must be disabled - a defensive feature that most hardened enterprise gold images now enable by default. No EPSS score is present in the provided data, and neither a CISA KEV listing nor public POC has been identified, consistent with a very low opportunistic exploitation probability at this time. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in radom should treat this as a targeted insider-threat or post-compromise privilege-escalation scenario rather than a broad internet-facing emergency. The SC:H/SI:H/SA:H subsequent-system impact in the CVSS 4.0 vector suggests that a successful exploit could cascade beyond the EPDLP process into other system components, but this only becomes relevant once the multi-condition gate is cleared. CVSS vector alignment is internally consistent; no anomalies between description and vector were identified. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A privileged local user on a Windows endpoint where EPDLP is active and Memory Integrity is disabled constructs a malformed IPC message with an oversized field that causes an integer overflow inside the EPDLP process, corrupting adjacent heap or stack memory. Depending on process memory layout at the time of exploitation, the attacker can potentially inject and execute arbitrary shellcode under the EPDLP process's security context or escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges. No public proof-of-concept code is currently known, making opportunistic or automated exploitation unlikely at this time. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 10, 2026
Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution affect Netskope Endpoint DLP (EPDLP) on Windows, where a privileged local user can send a crafted message to the EPDLP inter-process communication port to trigger a CWE-190 integer overflow, corrupting process memory. The vulnerability is gated behind two explicit non-default conditions - the EPDLP module must be active in the client configuration, and Windows Memory Integrity (HVCI/VBS) must be disabled on the host. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply the vendor-released patch documented in Netskope Security Advisory NSKPSA-2026-010 (https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-Endpoint-DLP-Security-Notice---NSKPSA-2026-010); the exact patched client version number is not present in the provided data and must be retrieved from that advisory directly. As a compensating control prior to patching, enabling Windows Memory Integrity (HVCI/VBS) on affected endpoints eliminates one of the two mandatory attack conditions and significantly raises the exploitation bar, though it may impact endpoints that depend on third-party kernel drivers that are not HVCI-compatible - test before broad deployment. Restricting which privileged accounts can send messages to the EPDLP process port via Windows mandatory integrity controls or local application firewall rules reduces the effective attack surface. Disabling the EPDLP module in the Netskope client configuration entirely eliminates the vulnerability on those endpoints at the cost of removing DLP enforcement coverage.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Netskope Endpoint DLP is a Windows endpoint agent component (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:netskope:endpoint_dlp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) that enforces data-loss-prevention policies at the host level. It exposes an inter-process communication port used by client components to exchange control messages. The root cause is CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound): a privileged attacker crafts a message with oversized or malformed count or size fields that overflow an integer register or variable inside the EPDLP process, leading to memory corruption in heap or stack regions. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H reflects that exploitation is entirely local, requires high-privilege account access, and depends on attack-condition prerequisites being satisfied. Windows Memory Integrity (Virtualization Based Security/HVCI) is a Windows 10/11 hardening feature that prevents unsigned kernel-mode code from executing; its absence is the second prerequisite gate, because a post-overflow code-execution payload typically requires kernel memory manipulation that HVCI would block.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Local vector, high privileges required; AC:H reflects dual gating conditions (EPDLP enabled, Memory Integrity disabled); S:C for privilege escalation beyond the EPDLP process.
Primary rating from Vendor (Netskope).
CVSS VectorVendor: Netskope
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in Netskope Endpoint DLP (EPDLP) running on Windows systems. Successful exploitation of the gap could potentially allow a privileged user to send a crafted message to the EPDLP process port to trigger an integer overflow, leading to memory corruption. Successful exploitation would require the EPDLP module to be enabled in the client configuration, and that Memory Integrity is disabled. A successful exploit could potentially result in a denial-of-service, arbitrary code execution, or privilege escalation on the local machine.
Executive ViewAI
Netskope Endpoint DLP (EPDLP) on Windows contains a privilege escalation flaw that could allow high-privilege users to execute arbitrary code and compromise endpoints from within. Organizations using EPDLP should address this to prevent insider threats and lateral movement, particularly in environments where administrative user activity is not strictly controlled.
Enable Windows Memory Integrity (HVCI/VBS) to prevent exploitation, as this directly mitigates the code execution mechanism. Alternatively, disable the EPDLP module if not required for operations. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation produces a result that exceeds the maximum value a given integer type can store.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
A CSV injection vulnerability in the Admin portal for Netskope 75.0 allows an unauthenticated user to inject malicious p
Netskope was made aware of a security vulnerability in its NSClient product for version 100 & prior where a malicious no
Netskope was notified about a security gap in Netskope Client enrollment process where NSClient is using a static token
The Netskope client service running with NT\SYSTEM privileges accepts network connections from localhost to start variou
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The Netskope client service, v57 before 57.2.0.219 and v60 before 60.2.0.214, running with NT\SYSTEM privilege, accepts
Anti-tampering bypass in Netskope Client for Windows (all versions prior to R138) allows a local administrator to send c
Tamper Protection bypass in Netskope Client for Windows allows a malicious local administrator to disable or subvert the
The Endpoint DLP kernel driver (epdlpdrv.sys) in Netskope Client for Windows before release R141 exposes two overlapping
Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its Endpoint DLP Module for Netskope Client on Windows systems.
Netskope's Endpoint DLP Module for Windows is vulnerable to an integer overflow in its DLL Injector that can be triggere
Out-of-bounds heap read in Netskope Client's Endpoint DLP (EPDLP) service allows a local unprivileged user to crash the
EUVD-2026-75880
GHSA-jhw5-fjmq-266w
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