CVE-2026-12858

Local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET AV Remover

Published Sep 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ESET AV Remover (standalone) allows Privilege Escalation via especially crafted RPC.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Eset
Eset eset Av Remover (standalone)
Vendors & Products Eset
Eset eset Av Remover (standalone)
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ESET AV Remover (standalone) allows Privilege Escalation via especially crafted RPC.
Title Local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET AV Remover
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ESET
Published
Updated
Sep 9, 2026, 12:57 PM
Reserved
Jun 22, 2026, 6:56 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 9, 2026, 9:17 AM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 3:39 PM