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High · 7.8 Public exploit CVE-2026-57851 EUVD-2026-42053GHSA-9cv5-2h9v-98p5

MSI KernCoreLib64.sys Privilege Escalation via IOCTL Handlers

Published Jul 7, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

MSI Feature Manager contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the KernCoreLib64.sys kernel driver that allows any locally logged-on user to perform arbitrary physical memory read/write and unrestricted I/O port operations by accessing exposed IOCTL handlers without administrator privileges. Attackers can exploit the accessible device object through IOCTL handlers to manipulate kernel objects, tamper with kernel-mode callbacks, bypass Protected Process Light protections, and disable security software.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Micro-Star International (MSI) KernCoreLib64.sys ≤ 1.0.2605.1301 —

Public exploits

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