CVE-2026-36425

Local User Process Termination in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver

Published Jul 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver (ardrv.sys) v2017.10.02.1551 and earlier in IOCTL handler 0x2420031. Any local user can open the device and send process termination requests without privilege validation.

Remediation

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

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Title Local User Process Termination in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
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Title Local User Process Termination via Unprivileged IOCTL in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732
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Title Local User Process Termination via Unprivileged IOCTL in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732
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Title Unprivileged Process Termination via OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-285
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First Time appeared Opswat
Opswat appremover Driver
Vendors & Products Opswat
Opswat appremover Driver
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Title Unprivileged Process Termination via OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-285
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Title Privilege-Invalid Process Termination via OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-285
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Title Privilege-Invalid Process Termination via OPSWAT AppRemover Driver
Weaknesses CWE-285
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Description An issue in OPSWAT AppRemover Driver (ardrv.sys) v2017.10.02.1551 and earlier in IOCTL handler 0x2420031. Any local user can open the device and send process termination requests without privilege validation.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 17, 2026, 1:32 PM
Reserved
Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jul 16, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Jul 17, 2026, 6:47 PM