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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-8501 EUVD-2026-33669GHSA-x42p-q354-px3c

CVE-2026-8501

Published Jun 1, 2026 · Updated Jun 1, 2026 · Assigned by certcc

Description

Improper access control in the PCTCore64.sys Windows kernel driver from PC Tools Internet Security allows user-mode processes to access the PCTCoreDriver WDM device interface and invoke privileged IOCTL handlers. A local attacker with the ability to access or load the affected driver can exploit this vulnerability to perform sensitive and privileged operations on the target system.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Symantec PC Tools Internet Security — —

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