CVE-2026-19189 (GCVE-0-2026-19189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-07 02:00 – Updated: 2026-08-07 15:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Power Sofware PowerISO Kernel Driver scdemu.sys privileges management
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Power Sofware PowerISO 9.3.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library C:\Windows\System32\drivers\scdemu.sys of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation results in improper privilege management. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/386707 | vdb-entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/386707/cti | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19189 | third-party-advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/864536 | third-party-advisory |
| https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page… | exploit |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Sofware | PowerISO |
Affected:
9.3.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:poweriso:poweriso:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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