Description
An Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Portwell Engineering Toolkits version 4.8.2 could allow a local authenticated attacker to read and write to arbitrary memory via the Portwell Engineering Toolkits driver. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in escalation of privileges or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Published: 2026-03-03
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Portwell engineering Toolkits
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:portwell:engineering_toolkits:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Portwell engineering Toolkits
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Portwell
Portwell portwell Engineering Toolkits
Vendors & Products Portwell
Portwell portwell Engineering Toolkits

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Portwell Engineering Toolkits version 4.8.2 could allow a local authenticated attacker to read and write to arbitrary memory via the Portwell Engineering Toolkits driver. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in escalation of privileges or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Title Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Portwell Engineering Toolkits
Weaknesses CWE-119
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-03T19:02:29.314Z

Reserved: 2026-03-02T13:08:19.404Z

Link: CVE-2026-3437

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Updated: 2026-03-03T19:02:18.205Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-03T18:16:25.953

Modified: 2026-03-05T21:38:07.330

Link: CVE-2026-3437

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Updated: 2026-04-17T13:30:19Z

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