CVE-2025-68947

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 v3 4.7 MEDIUM

4.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 22:16

Updated : 2026-01-14 16:25

NVD link : CVE-2025-68947

Mitre link : CVE-2025-68947

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-68947

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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