CVE-2026-8501

CVE-2026-8501

High · published June 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00185 · 7.7th percentile
Published
2026-06-01T16:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUN 16:25Z
    CVE-2026-8501
    cvelistv5