CVE-2026-29923

The pstrip64.sys driver in EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip <=3.90.736 allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted IOCTL request enabling unprivileged users to map arbitrary physical memory into their address space and modify critical kernel structures.

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 3th percentile

Published

2026-04-09

Updated

2026-04-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• Smarttfoxx/CVE-2026-299234★ · 2026-04-05
• mein-0/cve-2026-299230★ · 2026-05-24
• athenasec16/CVE-2026-29923

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-16921
• CVE-2025-45778
• CVE-2026-31431
• CVE-2025-7771
• CVE-2026-0828
• CVE-2026-2991