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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-6958 EUVD-2026-71151GHSA-gfg7-69hm-p6fm

Acunetix 25.11.251107123 Local Privilege Escalation via wvsc.exe

Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Acunetix 25.11.251107123 for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Web Vulnerability Scanning Engine (wvsc.exe) that allows low-privileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by exploiting a missing hardcoded directory path for OpenSSL-related files. Attackers can create the missing directory, place a malicious file at the expected path, and cause the SYSTEM-level wvsc.exe process to load and execute it, resulting in full privilege escalation.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Invicti Security Acunetix 25.11.251107123 —

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