Local privilege escalation via unrestricted MSR IOCTLs
Published Nov 18, 2025 · Updated Nov 18, 2025
Improper access control in Awesome Miner 11.2.4 and earlier allows local users to execute code in the Windows kernel through driver IOCTLs. The IntelliBreeze.Maintenance.Service.sys IOCTL handler accepts attacker-controlled MSR identifiers and values without restricting callable registers or enforcing a secure device DACL. A low-privileged local account can open the driver when it is loaded outside Awesome Miner, enabling SYSTEM privilege escalation; the published proof of concept instead corrupts LSTAR and crashes Windows.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Awesome Miner 11.2.4 and earlier allows local users to execute code in the Windows kernel through driver IOCTLs. The IntelliBreeze.Maintenance.Service.sys IOCTL handler accepts attacker-controlled MSR identifiers and values without restricting callable registers or enforcing a secure device DACL. A low-privileged local account can open the driver when it is loaded outside Awesome Miner, enabling SYSTEM privilege escalation; the published proof of concept instead corrupts LSTAR and crashes Windows.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-63602
- Published
- Nov 18, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-126, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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