CVE-2026-12201 json
IObit Malware Fighter DLL permission
published 4mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-36676
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 0%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw has been found in IObit Malware Fighter up to 13.2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. This manipulation causes permission issues. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- nathan2.com https://nathan2.com/posts/iobit/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IObit Malware Fighter
Classification
References
-
nathan2.com
/posts/iobit/
exploit
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/370844
vdb-entry
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/370844/cti
signature, permissions-required
-
vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-12201
third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/submit/829913
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/nasawyer7/IObitDriverav
related
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12201
- NVD CVE-2026-12201
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