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CVE-2025-68947 Detail

Description

NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
CVSS-B 5.7 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVD Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
https://hexastrike.com/resources/blog/threat-intelligence/valleyrat-exploiting-byovd-to-kill-endpoint-security/ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-013-01.json Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae820783b7755bca89f83a0fe096dbb510018dd65b63fc80bd20c03261 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-862 Missing Authorization Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-68947
NVD Published Date:
01/13/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/14/2026
Source:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government