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CVE-2025-68947 (GCVE-0-2025-68947)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-13 21:19 – Updated: 2026-03-10 20:39
VLAI
KEVIntel
Title
NSecsoft NSecKrnl process termination privilege escalation
Summary
NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae82078… | technical-description |
| https://hexastrike.com/resources/blog/threat-inte… | exploittechnical-description |
| https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVD | exploit |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947 | vdb-entry |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/de… | government-resourcethird-party-advisory |
Date Public
2025-09-07 00:00
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CVE-2025-68947 (GCVE-0-2025-68947)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 21:19 – Updated: 2026-03-10 20:39
VLAI
KEVIntel
Title
NSecsoft NSecKrnl process termination privilege escalation
Summary
NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae82078… | technical-description |
| https://hexastrike.com/resources/blog/threat-inte… | exploittechnical-description |
| https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVD | exploit |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947 | vdb-entry |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/de… | government-resourcethird-party-advisory |
Date Public
2025-09-07 00:00
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