CVE-2026-36355 (GCVE-0-2026-36355)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-05 01:34
VLAI
Summary
The rtl8192cd Wi-Fi kernel driver in the Realtek rtl819x Jungle SDK (all known versions through v3.4.14B) does not perform any access control checks on the write_mem (ioctl 0x89F5) and read_mem (ioctl 0x89F6) debug handlers, which are compiled into production builds via the unconditionally defined _IOCTL_DEBUG_CMD_ macro in 8192cd_cfg.h
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-05 17:19 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-782 - Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
  • CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2290 records in the last 180 days details
References
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