CVE-2026-3437
Received Received - Intake
Improper Memory Buffer Restriction in Portwell Toolkit Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-03-03

Last updated on: 2026-03-05

Assigner: ICS-CERT

Description
An Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Portwell Engineering Toolkits version 4.8.2 could allow a local authenticated attacker to read and write to arbitrary memory via the Portwell Engineering Toolkits driver. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in escalation of privileges or cause a denial-of-service condition.
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Published
2026-03-03
Last Modified
2026-03-05
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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portwell engineering_toolkits 4.8.2
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CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Portwell Engineering Toolkits version 4.8.2. It allows a local authenticated attacker to read and write to arbitrary memory through the Portwell Engineering Toolkits driver.

Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to escalation of privileges or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker with local authenticated access to escalate their privileges on the affected system.

Additionally, it could cause a denial-of-service condition, potentially disrupting normal operations.

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