What is CVE-2026-29923?

CVE-2026-29923 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-29923?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-29923 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in N/a

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.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29923?: CVE-2026-29923 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-29923?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-29923 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.