CVE-2026-8501
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
- Pc Tools Internet Security
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.2% (6th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-782
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
- Published
- 2026-06-01
CVE-2026-8501 at NVD
1 known exploit for CVE-2026-8501
Proof-of-concept code and exploit modules indexed by Sploitus