CVE-2026-79298
highAn issue in Howyar Technologies Inc SysReturn Versions prior to 11.3.034 and fixed in v.11.3.0.34 allows a local attcker to execute arbitrary code via the BOOT…
An issue in Howyar Technologies Inc SysReturn Versions prior to 11.3.034 and fixed in v.11.3.0.34 allows a local attcker to execute arbitrary code via the BOOTia32.efi and a crafted cloak32.dat file on the ESP.
CVSS
8.4
8.4 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-16 19:17
Modified: 2026-09-22 20:00
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2026-79298 cve@mitre.org
- https://github.com/TheMalwareGuardian/UEFI-Security-Research-Howyar-SysReturn-NetCopy cve@mitre.org
- https://github.com/TheMalwareGuardian/UEFI-Security-Research-Howyar-SysReturn-NetCopy 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:54 UTC · record ↗