CVE-2026-19189 | BDVDB-2026-356248 Detail

Power SofwarePowerISO

Description#

A security flaw has been discovered in Power Sofware PowerISO 9.3.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library C:\Windows\System32\drivers\scdemu.sys of the component Kernel Driver. The manipulation results in improper privilege management. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References#

Exploit#

https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/poweriso-9300-kernel-driver-6900-local-privilege-escalation-via-arbitrary-registry-write-or-deletion

History#

Version 12026-08-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-07
Last modified: 2026-08-07

Vendor information

Vendor: Power Sofware
Product: PowerISO

All Power Sofware vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 5.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
9.3.0.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

8.5 High

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/E:P

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

7.8 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

6.8 Medium

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

Metric breakdown
Access Vector	Local
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	Single
Confidentiality Impact	Complete
Integrity Impact	Complete
Availability Impact	Complete

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).