Vulnerability · CVE-2025-26125
Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Published Feb 26, 2026 · corrected/updated Feb 26, 2026 · IObit IObit Malware Fighter · evidence confidence very high
An exposed ioctl in the IMFForceDelete driver of IObit Malware Fighter v12.1.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily delete files and escalate privileges.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2025-26125 is a unknown public vulnerability record for IObit IObit Malware Fighter. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether IObit IObit Malware Fighter is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: IObit IObit Malware Fighter. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Feb 26, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 26, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
An exposed ioctl in the IMFForceDelete driver of IObit Malware Fighter v12.1.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily delete files and escalate privileges.
Feb 26, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor IObit IObit Malware Fighterversion unspecified
Sources
- VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-26125
An exposed ioctl in the IMFForceDelete driver of IObit Malware Fighter v12.1.0 allows attackers to arbitrarily delete files and escalate privileges.
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