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TI-2018-05833 Aliases CVE-2018-8061GHSA-4jm9-m9m4-wcj4

HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send…

Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send IOCTL 0x85FE2608 to the device driver with the HWiNFO32 symbolic device name, resulting in direct physical memory read or write.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hwinfo:amd64_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.98VulnerableHwinfo
  • cpe:2.3:a:hwinfo:amd64_kernel_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.98 Vulnerable ·Hwinfo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8061
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jm9-m9m4-wcj4

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-05832 HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send an… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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