# CVE-2026-12217: DVDFab Virtual Drive Signed Kernel Driver dvdfabio.sys privileges management

> A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the DVDFab Virtual Drive kernel driver allows attackers to gain elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28g2-hhg9-hhq8

## What is CVE-2026-12217?

CVE-2026-12217 is a high-severity vulnerability in DVDFab Virtual Drive, published on 15 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in DVDFab Virtual Drive 2.0.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function in the library dvdfabio.sys of the component Signed Kernel Driver. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12217?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-12217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12217 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12217 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12217 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12217 is a high-severity vulnerability in DVDFab Virtual Drive, published on 15 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12217 exists.

Affected product: DVDFab Virtual Drive. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12217/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12217/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12217
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12217
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12217

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12217/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.