CVE-2026-19189 Power Sofware PowerISO Kernel Driver scdemu.sys privileges management
Local attackers can exploit improper privilege management in the PowerISO kernel driver to escalate privileges on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-19189?
CVE-2026-19189 is a high-severity vulnerability in PowerISO, published on 7 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security flaw has been discovered in Power Sofware PowerISO 9.3.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library C:\Windows\System32\drivers\scdemu.sys of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation results in improper privilege management. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19189?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-19189 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19189 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf62-xqx5-xj73.