CVE-2026-14960

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-15. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Pegatron Tdelo64.sys improperly exposes privileged hardware access functionality through the \\.\TdeIo device interface. IOCTL handlers including TDE_IOCTL_INDEXIO_READ and TDE_IOCTL_INDEXIO_WRITE permit unprivileged user-mode callers to perform arbitrary hardware I/O port reads and writes without authorization checks. A local attacker can abuse this functionality to manipulate hardware registers, tamper with firmware-related interfaces, cause system instability, or establish persistent low-level compromise.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
cert

VU#529388 - Privilege escalation vulnerability via unprotected IOCTL interface in Pegatron Tdelo64.sys

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529388

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14960(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 35× in last 7d / 216× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14960?
CVE-2026-14960 is a critical vulnerability published on July 15, 2026. Pegatron Tdelo64.sys improperly exposes privileged hardware access functionality through the \\.\TdeIo device interface. IOCTL handlers including TDEIOCTLINDEXIOREAD and TDEIOCTLINDEXIOWRITE permit unprivileged user-mode callers to perform arbitrary hardware I/O port reads and writes without…
When was CVE-2026-14960 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14960 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2026, with the most recent update on July 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14960 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14960 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14960?
CVE-2026-14960 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14960?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14960, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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