CVE-2026-38764

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

Description

An issue in Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd.Protegent 360 v2.0.0.4 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the kernel driver pgsecdl.sys

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management CWE-782

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-38764?

No published fix for CVE-2026-38764 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2026-38764 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-38764 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.18% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 8% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-38764?

CVE-2026-38764 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-30.