EIP-2026-116924

PRE-CVE

Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth - 'btkrnl.sys' Driver Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-116924. PoCs published by Nikita Tarakanov.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth by sending a crafted IOCTL request to the vulnerable driver. The code opens a handle to the driver and sends a buffer filled with 'A' characters to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth - 'btkrnl.sys' Driver Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nikita Tarakanov · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37964

This exploit targets a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth by sending a crafted IOCTL request to the vulnerable driver. The code opens a handle to the driver and sends a buffer filled with 'A' characters to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth 5.6.0.6950
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Vulnerable Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026