An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the the way IOBit Advanced SystemCare…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the the way IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220 driver handles Privileged I/O read requests. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can lead to privileged reads in the context of a driver which can result in sensitive information disclosure from the kernel. The IN instruction can read two bytes from the given I/O device, potentially leaking sensitive device data to unprivileged users.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | IOBit | IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- IOBit Vendor— Affected IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pwv-2qmp-97q9
References
More IObit Advanced Systemcare Ultimate vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11747 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E040 null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-11746 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E024 null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-11745 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E018 null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-11744 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E004 null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-11743 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E01C null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-11742 IObit Advanced SystemCare Utimate IOCTL AscRegistryFilter.sys 0x8001E000 null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-21791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pwv-2qmp-97q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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