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1 vulnerability found for PC Tools Internet Security by Symantec

CVE-2026-8501 (GCVE-0-2026-8501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-01 16:25
Modified
2026-06-01 18:55
Summary
Improper access control in the PCTCore64.sys Windows kernel driver from PC Tools Internet Security allows user-mode processes to access the PCTCoreDriver WDM device interface and invoke privileged IOCTL handlers. A local attacker with the ability to access or load the affected driver can exploit this vulnerability to perform sensitive and privileged operations on the target system.
Impacted products
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