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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.5 High

CVE-2026-57851

MSI KernCoreLib64.sys Privilege Escalation via IOCTL Handlers

Description

MSI Feature Manager contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the KernCoreLib64.sys kernel driver that allows any locally logged-on user to perform arbitrary physical memory read/write and unrestricted I/O port operations by accessing exposed IOCTL handlers without administrator privileges. Attackers can exploit the accessible device object through IOCTL handlers to manipulate kernel objects, tamper with kernel-mode callbacks, bypass Protected Process Light protections, and disable security software.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Micro-Star International (MSI) KernCoreLib64.sys

Default version status: affected

  • 0 to ≤ 1.0.2605.1301affected

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