GIGABYTE|Gigabyte Control Center - Improper Access Control
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MBStorage DRAM lighting control module within Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) developed by GIGABYTE Technology has an Improper Access Control vulnerability. Authenticated local attackers can send specific IOCTL commands through the driver MyPortIO_x64.sys bundled with the module, thereby arbitrarily reading and writing physical memory and obtaining kernel-level privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q9h-5cwr-84vv
References
More GIGABYTE vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13690 The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-13689 The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13688 The GPCIDrv and GDrv low-level drivers in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13687 The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-07516 Insecure Platform Key (PK) used in UEFI system firmware signature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2017-02402 GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to securely implement BIOS write protection CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9492 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q9h-5cwr-84vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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