CVE-2025-68947

NSecsoft NSecKrnl process termination privilege escalation

5.7 Medium

NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.14%Up 0.1 points since Jan 14, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.7

NSecsoft NSecKrnl process termination privilege escalation

Record: CVE-2025-68947
CVSS 4.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-206286 5.7

Record: EUVD-2025-206286
CVSS 4.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrr7-75c4-9c5m 5.7

NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate...

Record: GHSA-jrr7-75c4-9c5m
CVSS 4.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.7

Record: CVE-2025-68947
CVSS 4.0: 5.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

nsecsoft nseckrnl

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-68947 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Nsecsoft Nseckrnl, published January 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.