Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service…
Priority LOW 20CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Privatefirewall 5.0.14.2 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via kernel SSDT hooks for (1) NtOpenProcess and (2) NtOpenThread.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:privacyware:privatefirewall:5.0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.14.2 | Vulnerable | Privacyware |
- cpe:2.3:a:privacyware:privatefirewall:5.0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.14.2 Vulnerable ·Privacyware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7
References
More Privacyware Privatefirewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00368 Privacyware Privatefirewall 3.0 does not block certain incoming packets when in "Filter… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-4968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cxv-wp2w-88h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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