Out-of-bounds write in WibuKey for Windows driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The WibuKey driver for Windows before version 6.72 does not properly validate user input when calculating the size of a kernel buffer, so a local user with low privileges can write small amounts of data outside the intended kernel buffer (CWE-787). This can crash the system, and under unfavorable circumstances adjacent kernel memory may be modified.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
In the WibuKey driver for Windows below Version 6.72, insufficient validation of user input when calculating the size of a kernel buffer could cause small amounts of data to be written outside the intended kernel buffer. This can lead to a system crash. Under unfavorable circumstances, adjacent kernel memory may be modified.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wibu-systems-ag | wibukey | before 6.72 | 6.72 | Patch available | CNA |
- wibukey Vendorwibu-systems-ag Affected before 6.72 Fixed in 6.72 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update WibuKey for Windows to version 6.72 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA wibukey (wibu-systems-ag) Fixed in 6.72
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84854
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-pc55-w49m-q7wf
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More wibu-systems-ag vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56280 Improper Access Control in Local-Only Configuration Commands CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56281 Format String Vulnerability in Logger CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-56286 Memory corruption in wibu-systems-ag wibukey CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-56285 An untrusted Pointer Dereference can be exploited to escalate privileges by an unprivileged user on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-56279 Local Privilege Escalation in CodeMeter Runtime on Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-56283 Improper Authentication of Session Handles CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-84854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc55-w49m-q7wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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