CWE-782

Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control

Medium

Description

The product implements an IOCTL with functionality that should be restricted, but it does not properly enforce access control for the IOCTL.

Potential Impact

How to Fix

Architecture and Design

In Windows environments, use proper access control for the associated device or device namespace. See References.

Related Weaknesses

References

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