---
id: CVE-2026-16172
title: >-
  Netskope was notified of an out-of-bounds heap read affecting the Endpoint DLP
  (EPDLP) service of the Netskope Client
summary: >-
  Netskope was notified of an out-of-bounds heap read affecting the Endpoint DLP
  (EPDLP) service of the Netskope Client. A local standard user could
  potentially send a specially crafted message that is not properly validated
  with a bounds …
severity: medium
cvss: 6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: Netskope
product: Endpoint DLP
affected:
  - endpoint_dlp < 141.0
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T19:31:11.370'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16172'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-Endpoint-DLP-Security-Notice---NSKPSA-2026-008
    label: psirt@netskope.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00114
epssPercentile: 0.01342
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T14:55:39.131550Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-13T09:18:19.346Z'
---

## Overview

Netskope was notified of an out-of-bounds heap read affecting the Endpoint DLP (EPDLP) service of the Netskope Client. A local standard user could potentially send a specially crafted message that is not properly validated with a bounds check, likely crashing the kernel driver handler. Successful exploitation could potentially crash the EPDLP service, temporarily interrupting DLP enforcement. A successful exploit could potentially also reveal per-boot memory layout information to unauthorized users.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.