CVE-2026-12217: Improper Privilege Management in DVDFab Virtual Drive
CVE-2026-12217 is a high-severity vulnerability in DVDFab Virtual Drive version 2.0.0.5. It involves improper privilege management in the signed kernel driver component dvdfabio.sys. The vulnerability requires local access to exploit and has been publicly disclosed. The vendor has not responded or provided a patch. No official remediation is currently available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects DVDFab Virtual Drive 2.0.0.5, specifically an unknown function within the signed kernel driver library dvdfabio.sys. The issue results in improper privilege management, potentially allowing a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5, indicating high severity. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor response or patch has been issued.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized actions at a higher privilege level than intended by the system's security policy. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded and no patch is available, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity related to DVDFab Virtual Drive. Avoid running untrusted code locally on systems with this software installed until a fix is released.
CVE-2026-12217: Improper Privilege Management in DVDFab Virtual Drive
Description
CVE-2026-12217 is a high-severity vulnerability in DVDFab Virtual Drive version 2.0.0.5. It involves improper privilege management in the signed kernel driver component dvdfabio.sys. The vulnerability requires local access to exploit and has been publicly disclosed. The vendor has not responded or provided a patch. No official remediation is currently available.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.5high
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:dvdfab:virtual_drive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects DVDFab Virtual Drive 2.0.0.5, specifically an unknown function within the signed kernel driver library dvdfabio.sys. The issue results in improper privilege management, potentially allowing a local attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5, indicating high severity. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there is no known exploit in the wild and no vendor response or patch has been issued.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized actions at a higher privilege level than intended by the system's security policy. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded and no patch is available, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity related to DVDFab Virtual Drive. Avoid running untrusted code locally on systems with this software installed until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-14T13:45:41.372Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a2f7dd61cccde5f26f14923
Added to database: 06/15/2026, 04:21:42 UTC
Last enriched: 06/22/2026, 15:20:13 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 147
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