ZDI-26-430: MSI Center NTIOLib_X64 Origin Validation Error Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MSI Center. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-6102.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-6102 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting MSI Center's NTIOLib_X64.sys driver. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of the origin of commands, allowing an attacker who already has low-privileged code execution on the system to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. This enables arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is fixed in MSI Center version 2.0.69.0.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows local attackers to escalate their privileges from a low-privileged user context to SYSTEM, enabling full control over the affected system. This can lead to complete compromise of the host, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade MSI Center to version 2.0.69.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified. Users should apply the official update from MSI promptly to remediate this issue.
ZDI-26-430: MSI Center NTIOLib_X64 Origin Validation Error Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MSI Center. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-6102.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-6102 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting MSI Center's NTIOLib_X64.sys driver. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of the origin of commands, allowing an attacker who already has low-privileged code execution on the system to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. This enables arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is fixed in MSI Center version 2.0.69.0.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows local attackers to escalate their privileges from a low-privileged user context to SYSTEM, enabling full control over the affected system. This can lead to complete compromise of the host, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade MSI Center to version 2.0.69.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are specified. Users should apply the official update from MSI promptly to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Article Source
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- Classification
- {"confidence":0.95,"severitySource":"cvss-text","classifier":"rss-v2"}
Threat ID: 6a58fe6668715ace43485be4
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 15:53:10 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 06:03:33 UTC
Last updated: 08/30/2026, 22:52:13 UTC
Views: 125
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