CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-79417

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

Improper Access Control in ArgusMonitor.sys in Argotronic ArgusMonitor 7.4.02 and earlier allows local low-privileged users to bypass device handle access restrictions via a TOCTOU condition in IRP_MJ_CREATE and send a crafted IOCTL 0x9C4024A8 request, causing denial-of-service.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can cause system or service crash, leading to unavailability.

Recommendation

Update ArgusMonitor to the latest version and restrict local system access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Improper Access Control in ArgusMonitor.sys in Argotronic eGbR ArgusMonitor 7.4.02 and earlier allows local, low-privileged users to bypass device handle access restrictions via a TOCTOU condition in IRP_MJ_CREATE and send a crafted IOCTL 0x9C4024A8 request, causing denial-of-service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS