---
id: CVE-2026-15475
title: A weakness has been identified in MiniTool Partition Wizard up to 13.6
summary: >-
  A weakness has been identified in MiniTool Partition Wizard up to 13.6. The
  affected element is an unknown function in the library pwdrvio.sys of the
  component Signed Kernel Driver. This manipulation causes improper access
  controls. The …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-266
  - CWE-284
published: '2026-07-12'
updated: '2026-07-12'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15475'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15475'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/833842'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/377780'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/377780/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/minitool-partition-wizard-kernel-driver-pwdrviosys-local-privilege-escalation
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.minitool.com/partition-manager/upgrade-history.html'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-12T03:18:28.608Z'
epss: 0.00146
epssPercentile: 0.04197
---

## Overview

A weakness has been identified in MiniTool Partition Wizard up to 13.6. The affected element is an unknown function in the library pwdrvio.sys of the component Signed Kernel Driver. This manipulation causes improper access controls. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 13.9 is sufficient to fix this issue. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.