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CVE-2026-81579 - An untrusted Pointer Dereference can be exploited to escalate privileges by an unprivileged user on Windows

CVE ID :CVE-2026-81579
Published : Aug. 27, 2026, 10:16 a.m. | 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Description :In WibuKey for Windows before version 6.71, an untrusted pointer dereference in the WibuKey2_64.sys kernel driver for 64-bit Windows allows an attacker to exploit a write-what-where primitive, enabling local privilege escalation. This can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code, run an administrator shell, or gain full control over the system.
Severity: 8.8 | HIGH
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