CVE-2021-42688
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200....
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200. The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200. The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.
- Record
CVE-2021-42688- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200. The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.
- Record
CVE-2021-42688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29649 No score
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200. The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29649- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6mpr-qcqw-wp65 No score
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200....
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200. The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks Windows Client prior to v 3.2.8.200 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.
- Record
GHSA-6mpr-qcqw-wp65- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Accops Hyworks Windows Client, published December 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.