Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) on Windows systems. If this gap is successfully exploited, an unprivileged user can trigger a heap overflow in the epdlpdrv.sys driver, leading to a Blue-Screen-of-Death (BSOD). Successful exploitation can also potentially be performed by an unprivileged user whose NS Client is configured to use Endpoint DLP. A successful exploit can result in a denial-of-service for the local machine.
History

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Netskope
Netskope netskope
Vendors & Products Netskope
Netskope netskope

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:45:00 +0000

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Description Netskope was notified about a potential gap in its agent (NS Client) on Windows systems. If this gap is successfully exploited, an unprivileged user can trigger a heap overflow in the epdlpdrv.sys driver, leading to a Blue-Screen-of-Death (BSOD). Successful exploitation can also potentially be performed by an unprivileged user whose NS Client is configured to use Endpoint DLP. A successful exploit can result in a denial-of-service for the local machine.
Title Heap Overflow in Netskope Endpoint DLP Driver
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Netskope

Published: 2025-08-14T04:36:05.383Z

Updated: 2025-08-14T04:36:05.383Z

Reserved: 2025-06-09T16:38:43.986Z

Link: CVE-2025-5942

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-14T05:15:26.967

Modified: 2025-08-14T13:11:53.633

Link: CVE-2025-5942

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