CVE-2025-68947

MEDIUM 4.7

NSecsoft NSecKrnl process termination privilege escalation

CVSS Score

4.7

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	nsecsoft
Product	nseckrnl
Published	Jan 13, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 10, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

NSecsoft / NSecKrnl

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References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

virustotal.com: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/206f27ae820783b7755bca89f83a0fe096dbb510018dd65b63fc80bd20c03261 hexastrike.com: https://hexastrike.com/resources/blog/threat-intelligence/valleyrat-exploiting-byovd-to-kill-endpoint-security/ github.com: https://github.com/ANYLNK/NSecSoftBYOVD cve.org: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68947 raw.githubusercontent.com: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-013-01.json

Credits

Maurice Fielenbach, Hexastrike Cybersecurity