CVE-2026-6958
Acunetix 25.11.251107123 for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Web Vulnerability Scanning Engine (wvsc.exe) that allows low-privileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by exploiting a missing hardcoded directory path for OpenSSL-related files. Attackers can create the missing directory, place a malicious file at the expected path, and cause the SYSTEM-level wvsc.exe process to load and execute it, resulting in full privilege escalation.
- Score
- CVSS 4.0 8.5 High
- Status
- Deferred - disclosure@vulncheck.com
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- Last modified
- 2026-10-01
- Weaknesses
- CWE-427
Affected products
References
- https://olografix.org/acme/_poc/CVE-2026-6958.pdf
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/0
- https://www.acunetix.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/acunetix-local-privilege-escalation-via-wvsc-exe
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/0
