CVE-2025-68947
published 2026-01-13CVE-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…
PriorityP183medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
ITWVulnCheck KEVRansomware
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.12%
1.9th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nsecsoft | nseckrnl | < * | * |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv4.05.7MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vulncheck5.7MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-jrr7-75c4-9c5m: NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-14
CVE-2025-68947 [MEDIUM] CWE-862 GHSA-jrr7-75c4-9c5m: NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and
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.
VulnCheck
Missing Authorization
vulncheck·2025·CVSS 5.7
CVE-2025-68947 [MEDIUM] Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization
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.
Affected: NSecsoft NSecKrnl
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Known
Exploitation References: https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/black-basta-ransomware-byovd; https://insights.nccgroup.com/cyber-threat-intelligence-review-of-february-2026
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVDhttps://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.jsonhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae820783b7755bca89f83a0fe096dbb510018dd65b63fc80bd20c03261
2026-01-13
Published
Exploited in the wild