CVE-2024-7402: Netskope Client Configuration Tampering with Local MITM

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-354

Description

Netskope has identified a potential gap in its agent (Netskope Client) in which a malicious insider can potentially tamper the Netskope Client configuration by performing MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) activity on the Netskope Client communication channel. A successful exploitation would require administrative privileges on the machine, and could result in temporarily altering the configuration of Netskope Client or permanently disabling or removing the agent from the machine.

Affected products

Netskope Client: before 123.0.16, 126.0.9, 129.0.0 — fixed in 126.0.9, 129.0.0, 123.0.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Netskope Client 126.0.9, 129.0.0, 123.0.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2024-002

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