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CVE-2026-8797

HIGH
8.5
CVSS 4.0
Description
An access control deficiency vulnerability exists in ExpressUpdate Agent for Windows. If a malicious user gains access to the product, arbitrary code could be executed with SYSTEM privileges.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-8797
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NEC
Reserved
2026-05-18 01:11 UTC
Published
2026-06-26 04:14 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-26 12:19 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-782
CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Vendor / Product
NEC Corporation / ExpressUpdate Agent for Windows
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.5 HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
NEC Corporation ExpressUpdate Agent for Windows — 3.24 and prior
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-782 cna CWE-782: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.5 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References (1)
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