PT-2026-31701 · Entech Taiwan · Powerstrip

Published 2026-03-04 · Updated 2026-05-15 · CVE-2026-29923

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip versions up to and including 3.90.736

Description The pstrip64.sys driver in EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip allows local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted IOCTL request. This enables unprivileged users to map arbitrary physical memory into their address space and modify critical kernel structures.

Recommendations Update to a version of EnTech Taiwan PowerStrip newer than 3.90.736.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-07540

CVE-2026-29923

Affected Products

Powerstrip

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/Smarttfoxx/CVE-2026-29923 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/athenasec16/CVE-2026-29923 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://packetstorm.news/files/id/218394 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-07540 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29923 · Security Note
• https://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm · Note
• https://twitter.com/ksg93rd/status/2043674167430565918 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/blueteamsec1/status/2055259202621513784 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2042340943446024366 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TalHagag16/status/2043328893289890289 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042340093399044378 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TalHagag16/status/2043659324547805188 · Twitter Post
• https://securityvulnerability.io/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29923 · Note