CVE-2026-8069
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 · uneditedPredatorSense version 3.00.3136 to 3.00.3196 contain Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability.The program exposes a Windows Named Pipe that uses a custom protocol to invoke internal functions. However, this Named Pipe is misconfigured, allowing any authenticated local user to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges and to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. By leveraging this, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
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 · high confidencePredatorSense versions 3.00.3136 to 3.00.3196 expose a Windows Named Pipe implementing a custom protocol for internal functions. The Named Pipe is misconfigured, permitting any authenticated local user to connect and invoke functions that execute arbitrary code or delete files with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges, achieving full local privilege escalation.
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>= 3.00.0000, < 3.01.3056>= 3.00.0000, < 3.00.3198CVSS 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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Verify PredatorSense installationOpen Programs and Features or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*PredatorSense*"}' to list installed PredatorSense instancesAffected if PredatorSense is not listed in installed programs
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Check installed PredatorSense versionRun 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*PredatorSense*"} | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' or check the version via PredatorSense UI > AboutAffected if The displayed version falls within the range 3.00.3136 to 3.00.3196 inclusive
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Verify PredatorSense service is runningOpen Services console (services.msc) or run 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*PredatorSense*"}' to check if the PredatorSense service is activeAffected if The PredatorSense service is running and the version is within the affected range
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Confirm Named Pipe accessibilityUse a tool like pipelist.exe or PowerShell '[System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles("\\.\pipe\")' to enumerate named pipes and check for any PredatorSense-related pipe names. Any authenticated user able to connect to a PredatorSense pipe indicates potential exposureAffected if A PredatorSense Named Pipe exists and accepts connections from non-privileged authenticated users
You are affected if PredatorSense version 3.00.3136 through 3.00.3196 is installed and the service is running, exposing a Named Pipe that permits access from any authenticated local user.
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 data3.00.31983.01.3056
Update PredatorSense to a version newer than 3.00.3196. If immediate updates are not feasible, temporarily disable the PredatorSense service or implement restrictive ACLs on the vulnerable Named Pipe to prevent unprivileged access.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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