Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility up to 1.25.11.26 HwRwDrv.sys sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility up to 1.25.11.26. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library HwRwDrv.sys. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-66678. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility up to 1.25.11.26. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library HwRwDrv.sys. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue in the HwRwDrv.sys component of Nil Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility v1.25.11.26 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary read and write operations via a crafted request.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-66678 since 12/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/11/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Nil

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• Hardware Editor Hardware Read & Write Utility

Version

• 1.25.11.0
• 1.25.11.1
• 1.25.11.2
• 1.25.11.3
• 1.25.11.4
• 1.25.11.5
• 1.25.11.6
• 1.25.11.7
• 1.25.11.8
• 1.25.11.9
• 1.25.11.10
• 1.25.11.11
• 1.25.11.12
• 1.25.11.13
• 1.25.11.14
• 1.25.11.15
• 1.25.11.16
• 1.25.11.17
• 1.25.11.18
• 1.25.11.19
• 1.25.11.20
• 1.25.11.21
• 1.25.11.22
• 1.25.11.23
• 1.25.11.24
• 1.25.11.25
• 1.25.11.26

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