CVE-2026-12217
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA security vulnerability has been detected in DVDFab Virtual Drive 2.0.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function in the library dvdfabio.sys of the component Signed Kernel Driver. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the dvdfabio.sys signed kernel driver of DVDFab Virtual Drive 2.0.0.5. The driver contains an improper privilege management flaw that allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The exploit is publicly available.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if DVDFab Virtual Drive is installedOpen Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\DVDFab Virtual Drive or C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab Virtual Drive) for the applicationAffected if DVDFab Virtual Drive version 2.0.0.5 is installed
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Verify the installed version numberRight-click on the DVDFab Virtual Drive executable or launcher, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the File Version; alternatively, right-click the installer or check the application entry in Programs and Features for version 2.0.0.5Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.0.0.5 or falls within the 2.0.0.x range prior to any potential fix
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Locate the dvdfabio.sys kernel driver fileSearch for dvdfabio.sys in the DVDFab Virtual Drive installation directory and in C:\Windows\System32\drivers; use the command: dir /s C:\ dvdfabio.sysAffected if The file dvdfabio.sys exists on the system, indicating the vulnerable driver component is present
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Check if the driver service exists or is loadedOpen Services (services.msc) and look for a service related to DVDFab Virtual Drive driver, or run: sc query dvdfabio or check the driver loaded status via: driverquery /v | findstr dvdfabAffected if A DVDFab-related driver service exists or dvdfabio.sys is listed as a loaded kernel driver
The system is affected if DVDFab Virtual Drive version 2.0.0.5 is installed with the dvdfabio.sys kernel driver present, as the privilege escalation vulnerability exists in this specific driver component.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataSince the vendor did not respond to early disclosure and no patch exists, immediate mitigation involves uninstalling DVDFab Virtual Drive and removing the driver to eliminate the attack surface. Consider application whitelisting or driver loading policies as compensating controls.
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