CVE-2026-15475

MEDIUM

MiniTool Partition Wizard Signed Kernel Driver pwdrvio.sys access control

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A weakness has been identified in MiniTool Partition Wizard up to 13.6. The affected element is an unknown function in the library pwdrvio.sys of the component Signed Kernel Driver. This manipulation causes improper access controls. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 13.9 is sufficient to fix this issue. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vdb Entry vdb-entry
VDB-377780 | MiniTool Partition Wizard Signed Kernel Driver pwdrvio.sys access control
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377780
Signature, Permissions Required signature permissions-required
VDB-377780 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/vuln/377780/cti
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
CVE-2026-15475 | CVE Analysis and Report
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15475
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
Submit #833842 | MiniTool MiniTool Partition Wizard 13.6 Local Privilege Escapation
https://vuldb.com/submit/833842

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 1.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-266 CWE-284
Status published
Products (8)
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.0
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.1
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.2
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.3
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.4
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.5
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.6
MiniTool/Partition Wizard 13.9
Published Jul 12, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 12, 2026