CVE-2026-33921 — Npcap driver installed without administrator-only access restriction on Windows in Arc before v2.7.0
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…
Published: 2026-08-11 · CVSS: 4.8 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7