Vulnerabilities

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

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

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. 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

  2. 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.