CVE-2026-8501: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in Symantec PC Tools Internet Security
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.
CVE-2026-8501: CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in Symantec PC Tools Internet Security
Description
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.
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- certcc
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-13T20:56:16.307Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158530","vendor":"CERT"}]
Threat ID: 6a1dbba7e29bf47b501c5814
Added to database: 6/1/2026, 5:04:39 PM
Last updated: 6/1/2026, 5:05:34 PM
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