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CVE-2026-37453

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.0.70.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 8 weeks old

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 · unedited
Insecure Permissions vulnerability in MSI NBFoundation Service v.2.0.2506.1201 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the MSI_SERVICE_2 pipe

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 confidence

The MSI NBFoundation Service version 2.0.2506.1201 has insecure permissions configured on the MSI_SERVICE_2 named pipe, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access the pipe and obtain sensitive information. This is a classic privilege escalation/information disclosure issue where the pipe's access control list (ACL) is too permissive.

MitigationRemediate by restricting permissions on the MSI_SERVICE_2 named pipe to authorized users/processes only, following the principle of least privilege. Verify the service's ACL configuration and ensure only required principals have access.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
CenterApplication
Affected:< 2.0.70.0

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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Msi Center installation
    Check if Msi Center is installed by looking in Program Files (C:\Program Files\MSI\Msi Center) or checking the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MsiCenter
    Affected if Msi Center is not found on the system, the vulnerability does not apply
  2. Identify installed Msi Center version
    Right-click the Msi Center executable in Program Files\MSI\Msi Center, select Properties, and view the File Version under the Details tab. Alternatively, check the registry value at HKLM\SOFTWARE\MSI\MsiCenter\Version
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 2.0.70.0 (for example, 2.0.2506.1201 as noted in the CVE)
  3. Confirm NBFoundation Service presence
    Open Services (services.msc) and look for 'MSI NBFoundation Service' or run 'sc query MSI_NBFoundation' in Command Prompt
    Affected if The MSI NBFoundation Service is installed and running on the system
  4. Check MSI_SERVICE_2 named pipe permissions
    Use PowerShell with Sysinternals PipeList.exe (pipelist -n MSI_SERVICE_2) or run 'get-childitem \\.\pipe\MSI_SERVICE_2' in PowerShell to enumerate the pipe, then inspect ACLs using Sysinternals AccessChk or icacls if the pipe is accessible
    Affected if The MSI_SERVICE_2 named pipe exists and is accessible to unprivileged users or allows anonymous access

If Msi Center is installed with a version lower than 2.0.70.0 and the MSI NBFoundation Service is running with an accessible MSI_SERVICE_2 pipe, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.0.70.0 or later
Fixed in 2.0.70.0
Interim mitigation

Remediate by restricting permissions on the MSI_SERVICE_2 named pipe to authorized users/processes only, following the principle of least privilege. Verify the service's ACL configuration and ensure only required principals have access.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

MSI NBFoundation Service version 2.0.70.0 or later

  1. Identify the current version of MSI NBFoundation Service installed on the system
  2. Download MSI NBFoundation Service version 2.0.70.0 or later from the official MSI support site (csr.msi.com) or authorized distribution channels
  3. Stop the MSI NBFoundation Service if it is currently running
  4. Apply the update/upgrade to the MSI NBFoundation Service to version 2.0.70.0 or newer
  5. Restart the MSI NBFoundation Service
  6. Verify the service is running and the version has been updated to 2.0.70.0 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Center Scoped from the published advisory
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