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CVE-2026-8398 (GCVE-0-2026-8398)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 07:30 – Updated: 2026-05-16 03:55
VLAI CISA KEV
Summary
A supply chain attack compromised the official installation packages of DAEMON Tools Lite (Windows versions 12.5.0.2421 through 12.5.0.2434), distributed from the legitimate website daemon-tools.cc between approximately April 8, 2026, and May 5, 2026. Attackers gained unauthorized access to the vendor's (AVB Disc Soft) build or distribution infrastructure and trojanized three binaries: DTHelper.exe, DiscSoftBusServiceLite.exe, and DTShellHlp.exe. These files were digitally signed with the legitimate AVB Disc Soft code-signing certificate, allowing the malicious installers to appear trustworthy and bypass signature-based detection.
CWE
  • CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
AVB Disc Soft DAEMON Tools Lite Affected: 12.5.0.2421 , < 2.6.0.* (semver)
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Credits
Igor Kuznetsov (Kaspersky) Georgy Kucherin (Kaspersky) Leonid Bezvershenko (Kaspersky) Anton Kargin (Kaspersky)
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