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Medium 4.7Published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2025-68947NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requ…
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NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.
- CVSS
- 4.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- 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
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
No affected products are listed yet.
References
- https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVD
- https://hexastrike.com/resources/blog/threat-intelligence/valleyrat-exploiting-byovd-to-kill-endpoint-security/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-013-01.json
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae820783b7755bca89f83a0fe096dbb510018dd65b63fc80bd20c03261
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