CVE-2026-19189
Power Sofware PowerISO Kernel Driver scdemu.sys privileges management
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Aug 7, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 6, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 6.8 Medium | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PowerISOPower Sofware |
|
References
- VDB-386707 | Power Sofware PowerISO Kernel Driver scdemu.sys privileges managementvdb-entry
- VDB-386707 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-19189 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #864536 | PowerISO PowerISO 9.3.0.0 Kernel Driver 6.9.0.0 Local Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
- https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/poweriso-9300-kernel-driver-6900-local-privilege-escalation-via-arbitrary-registry-write-or-deletionexploit
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