CVE-2026-36425 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by sending unauthorized process termination requests to the OPSWAT AppRemover driver via an insecure IOCTL handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-36425?
CVE-2026-36425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver (ardrv.sys) v2017.10.02.1551 and earlier in IOCTL handler 0x2420031. Any local user can open the device and send process termination requests without privilege validation.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-36425?
How do I fix CVE-2026-36425?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-36425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-36425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-36425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf97-46vm-gc57.