CVE-2026-36355

Privilege Escalation via Unchecked Debug IOCTLs in Realtek RTL8192CD Wi‑Fi Driver

Published May 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The rtl8192cd Wi-Fi kernel driver in the Realtek rtl819x Jungle SDK (all known versions through v3.4.14B) does not perform any access control checks on the write_mem (ioctl 0x89F5) and read_mem (ioctl 0x89F6) debug handlers, which are compiled into production builds via the unconditionally defined _IOCTL_DEBUG_CMD_ macro in 8192cd_cfg.h

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Realtek
Realtek rtl8192cd
Vendors & Products Realtek
Realtek rtl8192cd
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Title Privilege Escalation via Unchecked Debug IOCTLs in Realtek RTL8192CD Wi‑Fi Driver
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel‑Wide Read/Write Access Control Flaw in Realtek RTL8192CD Wi‑Fi Driver
Weaknesses CWE-250
CWE-292
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-782
CWE-787
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Kernel‑Wide Read/Write Access Control Flaw in Realtek RTL8192CD Wi‑Fi Driver
Weaknesses CWE-250
CWE-292
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The rtl8192cd Wi-Fi kernel driver in the Realtek rtl819x Jungle SDK (all known versions through v3.4.14B) does not perform any access control checks on the write_mem (ioctl 0x89F5) and read_mem (ioctl 0x89F6) debug handlers, which are compiled into production builds via the unconditionally defined _IOCTL_DEBUG_CMD_ macro in 8192cd_cfg.h
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 5, 2026, 1:34 AM
Reserved
Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
May 5, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Jul 5, 2026, 2:17 AM