AOMEI Partition Assistant Kernel Driver ampa10.sys access control
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-284.
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in AOMEI Partition Assistant up to 10.10.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library ampa10.sys of the component Kernel Driver. Such manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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-2026-12778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fg6-8666-rx55
References
More AOMEI vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-10924 AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys access control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-10923 AOMEI Dynamic Disk Manager Kernel Driver ddmdrv.sys access control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-07882 Missing authentication in AOMEI Cyber Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-07881 Missing authentication in AOMEI Cyber Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-07883 Link following in AOMEI Backupper Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-12778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9fg6-8666-rx55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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