CVE-2026-33921

The Windows installer deployed Npcap leaving its access restriction option at the insecure default value, so the driver was accessible to every local user of the host instead of being restricted to administrators only. A local user without administrative privileges could use the Npcap driver to capture the traffic reaching the host, which discloses information belonging both to the host and to other systems on the same network segment, and to send arbitrary raw packets on that segment.

CVSS v3 5.2 MEDIUM

5.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2026:14-01

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 10:17

Updated : 2026-08-28 19:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-33921

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33921

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33921

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1188

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

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