CVE-2026-12201 (GCVE-0-2026-12201)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 00:30 – Updated: 2026-06-15 00:30 X_Freeware
VLAI
Title
IObit Malware Fighter DLL permission
Summary
A flaw has been found in IObit Malware Fighter up to 13.2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. This manipulation causes permission issues. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
  • CWE-275 - Permission Issues
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IObit Malware Fighter Affected: 13.0
Affected: 13.1
Affected: 13.2.0
    cpe:2.3:a:iobit:malware_fighter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
nathan2 (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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