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CVE-2025-66678

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.64%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.64% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
faintsnow/hardware read \& write utility
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.