VDB-401637 · CVE-2026-12858 · GCVE-0-2026-12858

ESET AV Remover up to 1.6.11.0 privileges management

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6.3	$0-$5k	2.34+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESET AV Remover up to 1.6.11.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-12858. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ESET AV Remover up to 1.6.11.0. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ESET AV Remover (standalone) allows Privilege Escalation via especially crafted RPC.

The advisory is shared at support.eset.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-12858 since 06/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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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Productinfo

Vendor

ESET

Name

AV Remover

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2026 CVE reserved
09/09/2026 +79 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.eset.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12858 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401637

Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2026 10:57
Changes: 09/09/2026 10:57 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103