What is CVE-2025-68947?
NSecsoft 'NSecKrnl' is a Windows driver that allows a local, authenticated attacker to terminate processes owned by other users, including SYSTEM and Protected Processes by issuing crafted IOCTL requests to the driver.
The record classifies CVE-2025-68947 under weakness class CWE-862. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 288 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.7 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 5.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-01-13, last modified 2026-03-10
Is CVE-2025-68947 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-68947 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 14 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- NSecsoft: NSecKrnl
How to fix CVE-2025-68947
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2025-68947 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-68947
3 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2025-68947, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Recorded Future H1 2026 Report: Actively Exploited CVEs Up 34%, Ransomware Adopts BYOVD and Post-Quantum Crypto — HIGH · 2026-09-03
- Ransomware Attack Vectors: Cyble Maps Five Endpoint Blind Spots Behind the 2025-2026 Ransomware Surge — MEDIUM · 2026-08-22
- Warlock (Water Manaul / Storm-2603) Ransomware Campaign with BYOVD, Web Shells, and Multi-Channel Tunneling via SharePoint Exploitation — CRITICAL · 2026-03-16
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.