WinFsp through 2.2.26215 NULL Pointer Dereference via Fast I/O
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
WinFsp through 2.2.26215 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the kernel driver's Fast I/O device control handler that fails to validate the volume context before use. An unprivileged local user can trigger a denial of service by opening the WinFsp control device and issuing FSP_IOCTL_TRANSACT requests, causing a system crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2026-93689
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grx3-v6wv-8gq8
References
Patch 1
Other 6
- https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp
- https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/blob/v2.2B4/src/sys/devctl.c#L68-L73
- https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/blob/v2.2B4/src/sys/devctl.c#L105-L114
- https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/blob/v2.2B4/src/sys/devctl.c#L146-L152
- https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/blob/v2.2B4/src/sys/volume.c#L1059-L1060
- winfsp v2.2B4 Release Notes
More WinFSP vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-06285 Integer overflow in WinFsp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-02595 Race condition in WinFSP CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-93689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grx3-v6wv-8gq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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