CVE-2026-8501 (GCVE-0-2026-8501)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-01 16:25 – Updated: 2026-06-01 18:55
VLAI
Title
CVE-2026-8501
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-782 - Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Assigner
References
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