IOBit Uninstaller IOCTL Dispatch IURegistryFilter.sys sub_11838 null pointer dereference

published 2026-09-12 57 d ago modified 2026-09-14 55 d ago also EUVD-2026-76913

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw has been found in IOBit Uninstaller 15.5.0.11. Affected by this issue is the function sub_11838 of the file IURegistryFilter.sys of the component IOCTL Dispatch Handler. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Identical IURegistryFilter.sys ships across multiple IObit families. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 55 d ago (2026-09-14)

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/887954 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.8	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	5.4	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

IOBit Uninstaller

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

vuldb.com /submit/887954
third-party-advisory, exploit
vuldb.com /vuln/403064
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/403064/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-90485
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-90485
NVD CVE-2026-90485

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Summary