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Critical 9.8Published Mar 4, 2026
CVE-2025-66678An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted reques…
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An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-89
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
faintsnow hardware_read_&_write_utility faintsnow:hardware_read_&_write_utility | through 1.25.11.26 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/Faintsnow/HEbroken-link
- https://github.com/cwjchoi01/CVE-2025-66678exploit, third-party-advisory
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