CVE-2008-1140

DLMFDISK.sys 1.2.0.27 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1140. PoCs published by mu-b.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local kernel vulnerability in DESlock+ <= 3.2.6 (DLMFDISK.sys) to achieve privilege escalation to SYSTEM by manipulating IOCTL requests and injecting shellcode. It supports Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP2.

Description

DLMFDISK.sys 1.2.0.27 in DESlock+ 3.2.6 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a certain DLKFDISK_IOCTL request to \\.\DLKFDisk_Control that overwrites a data structure associated with a mounted pseudo-filesystem, aka the "ring0 SYSTEM" vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by mu-b · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5144

This exploit targets a local kernel vulnerability in DESlock+ <= 3.2.6 (DLMFDISK.sys) to achieve privilege escalation to SYSTEM by manipulating IOCTL requests and injecting shellcode. It supports Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP2.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DESlock+ <= 3.2.6 (DLMFDISK.sys 1.2.0.27)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Mounted DESlock+ filesystem named 'XXXAAAA.mnt' · Local access to the system · DESlock+ <= 3.2.6 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5144
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29005
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0597

Scores

EPSS 0.0083
EPSS Percentile 52.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
deslock/deslock < 3.2.6
Published Mar 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026