SYSTEM code execution via unrestricted BinaryFormatter deserialization
Published Mar 30, 2026 · Updated Mar 30, 2026
Insecure deserialization in GIGABYTE Performance Library before 25.12.31.01 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The EasyTune Engine service accepts BinaryFormatter objects over the GigabyteEngine named pipe without sufficient channel or type restrictions. A local authenticated account can inject a serialized payload into the SYSTEM service and gain SYSTEM privileges without user interaction.
Summary
What happened
Insecure deserialization in GIGABYTE Performance Library before 25.12.31.01 allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The EasyTune Engine service accepts BinaryFormatter objects over the GigabyteEngine named pipe without sufficient channel or type restrictions. A local authenticated account can inject a serialized payload into the SYSTEM service and gain SYSTEM privileges without user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4416
- Published
- Mar 30, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 30, 2026
- Vendor
- GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Performance Library
- Classifications
- CWE-502, CAPEC-586, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <25.12.31.01
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