CVE-2025-66678
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25...
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2025-66678- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
- Record
CVE-2025-66678- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-208282
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
- Record
EUVD-2025-208282- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45cq-3756-7x8c
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25...
An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.
- Record
GHSA-45cq-3756-7x8c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | cwjchoi01/CVE-2025-66678 | 2026-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-66678 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Faintsnow Hardware Read \& Write Utility, published March 4, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.