CVE-2023-52271
The wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0 in Topaz Antifraud allows low-privileged attackers to kill any (Protected Process Light) process via an IOCTL (which...
- Published
- Jan 8, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 24, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 25.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0 in Topaz Antifraud allows low-privileged attackers to kill any (Protected Process Light) process via an IOCTL (which will be named at a later time).
Sources
3- BYOVD-CVE-2023-52271-POCExploit
Exploit for CVE-2023-52271 in C++. The code exploits the vulnerable driver wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0, which allows kernel-level access to terminate running PPL processes.
- AV-EDR-KillerExploit
AV/EDR processes termination by exploiting a vulnerable driver (BYOVD)
- BYOVDPoC
BYOVD research use cases featuring vulnerable driver discovery and reverse engineering methodology. (CVE-2025-52915, CVE-2025-1055, CVE-2026-3609, CVE-2026-8501).
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