Vulnerability · CVE-2026-12254
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NSClient) where a system with Netskope Client while connecting to an access point with Captive Portal switches…
Published Oct 19, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · the affected product
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-12254. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare the affected product with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
- Severity
- Medium6.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NSClient) where a system with Netskope Client while connecting to an access point with Captive Portal switches to a Network which already has internet connectivity, the Captive Portal does not close. This allows the possibility of abuse via the Captive Portal using a rogue access point to either access malicious sites or exfiltrate data.The issue impacts all versions prior to R142
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-12254
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-12254. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare the affected product with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NSClient) where a system with Netskope Client while connecting to an access point with Captive Portal switches to a Network which already has internet connectivity, the Captive Portal does not close. This allows the possibility of abuse via the Captive Portal using a rogue access point to either access malicious sites or exfiltrate data.The
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NSClient) where a system with Netskope Client while connecting to an access point with Captive Portal switches to a Network which already has internet connectivity, the Captive Portal does not close. This allows the possibility of abuse via the Captive Portal using a rogue access point to either access malicious sites or exfiltrate data.The
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-12254
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-12254
Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its agent (NSClient) where a system with Netskope Client while connecting to an access point with Captive Portal switches to a Network which already has internet connectivity, the Captive Portal does not close. This allows the possibi
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 20, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.