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CVE-2026-8501

High 7.8

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Description

Improper access control in the PCTCore64.sys Windows kernel driver from PC Tools Internet Security allows user-mode processes to access the PCTCoreDriver WDM device interface and invoke privileged IOCTL handlers. A local attacker with the ability to access or load the affected driver can exploit this vulnerability to perform sensitive and privileged operations on the target system.

References4

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGH Score source: CNA CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
0% percentile: 5 · as of 15 November 2026
CWE
CWE-782

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