EIP-2026-117549

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows 10 - 'pcap' Driver Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117549. PoCs published by Rootkitsmm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a Windows kernel vulnerability by leveraging a vulnerable driver (WTCAP_A) to overwrite a token object address, enabling local privilege escalation. It uses undocumented NtQuerySystemInformation to locate token handles and crafts an IOCTL request to manipulate kernel memory.

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 - 'pcap' Driver Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Rootkitsmm · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38533

This exploit targets a Windows kernel vulnerability by leveraging a vulnerable driver (WTCAP_A) to overwrite a token object address, enabling local privilege escalation. It uses undocumented NtQuerySystemInformation to locate token handles and crafts an IOCTL request to manipulate kernel memory.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows 10 (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable driver (WTCAP_A) must be present · Local access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026