CVE-2025-51060
CPUID cpuz.sys MSR LSTAR Hijacking Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in CPUID cpuz.sys 1.0.5.4. An attacker can use DeviceIoControl with the unvalidated parameters 0x9C402440 and 0x9C402444 as IoControlCodes to perform RDMSR and WRMSR, respectively. Through this process, the attacker can modify MSR_LSTAR and hook KiSystemCall64. Afterward, using Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), the attacker can manipulate the stack with pre-prepared gadgets, disable the SMAP flag in the CR4 register, and execute a user-mode syscall handler in the kernel context. It has not been confirmed whether this works on 32-bit Windows, but it functions on 64-bit Windows if the core isolation feature is either absent or disabled.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2025, 9:06 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-51060 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-51060.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://cpuid.com | |
| http://cpuzsys.com | |
| https://github.com/ZiaLib/Zmsr |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-51060 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-51060
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
This repository contains a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a kernel-mode arbitrary code execution vulnerability in cpuz154_x64.sys using unvalidated rdmsr and wrmsr IOCTLs.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-284 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue was discovered in CPUID cpuz.sys 1.0.5.4. An attacker can use DeviceIoControl with the unvalidated parameters 0x9C402440 and 0x9C402444 as IoControlCodes to perform RDMSR and WRMSR, respectively. Through this process, the attacker can modify MSR_LSTAR and hook KiSystemCall64. Afterward, using Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), the attacker can manipulate the stack with pre-prepared gadgets, disable the SMAP flag in the CR4 register, and execute a user-mode syscall handler in the kernel context. It has not been confirmed whether this works on 32-bit Windows, but it functions on 64-bit Windows if the core isolation feature is either absent or disabled. Added Reference http://cpuid.com Added Reference http://cpuzsys.com Added Reference https://github.com/ZiaLib/Zmsr