# CVE-2026-16172 — Netskope Endpoint DLP

> As of 2026-09-11, CVE-2026-16172 is a Medium-severity (band derived from the CVSS v4.0 score, not stated by the CNA) vulnerability in Netskope Endpoint DLP, CVSS v4.0 6, EPSS 0.1% (1.6th percentile). No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-16172 as of 2026-09-11; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-09-11

## What is CVE-2026-16172?

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.

The record classifies CVE-2026-16172 under weakness class [CWE-125](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-125). 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 25 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 6 — Medium (derived from score) (`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`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-09-10, last modified 2026-09-11

## Is CVE-2026-16172 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- **Netskope**: Endpoint DLP

## How to fix CVE-2026-16172

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-16172 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-16172

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-16172, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-13. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [support.netskope.com — vendor advisory](https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-Endpoint-DLP-Security-Notice---NSKPSA-2026-008)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-16172
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-16172 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp