CVE-2026-29923 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a crafted IOCTL request in the PowerStrip driver to map arbitrary physical memory.
- 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-2026-29923?
CVE-2026-29923 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pstrip64.sys driver in EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip <=3.90.736 allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted IOCTL request enabling unprivileged users to map arbitrary physical memory into their address space and modify critical kernel structures.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29923?
How do I fix CVE-2026-29923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-29923 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-29923 exists.
Public exploit code: 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g859-2xvj-jr82.