ASR AI Security Radar

Back to incidents

AI security incident: VU#818729: Safetica contains a kernel driver vulnerability

Incident date: January 20, 2026 | Published: February 25, 2026 | Source: RSS advisory | Classification confidence: 53%

This incident is part of the public archive. AI-specific signals are limited in the current source material, so source citations should be reviewed closely during triage. Review methodology.

Overview Kernel driver ProcessMonitorDriver.sys in Safetica's endpoint client x64, versions 10.5.75.0 and 11.11.4.0, allows for an unprivileged user to abuse an IOCTL path and terminate protected system processes. Description Safetica is a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Insider Risk Management (IRM) software solution that helps organizations protect their data via detecting, analyzing, and mitigating threats. Safetica's platform is AI-powered and is used by public and private organizations, globally. A vulnerabilty has been discovered in Safetica’s ProcessMonitorDriver.sys kernel driver.

Why This Is AI-Related

This advisory is part of the public incident archive, but the current source material uses limited explicit AI terminology, so the cited sources should be reviewed carefully when judging AI relevance and exposure.

  • Explicit AI-specific signals are limited in the current source material, so use the cited advisory to validate scope during triage.

Affected Workflow

Review the AI product, dependency, and integration points mentioned in the source advisory before broadening remediation.

Likely Attack Path

The advisory indicates a security path that can affect AI applications, assistants, models, or connected automation workflows if the component is deployed.

Impact

The issue can weaken identity or authorization boundaries around AI features, plugins, or operator workflows. Severity HIGH. Classification confidence 53%. Source channel RSS.

Detection And Triage Signals

  • New security events tied to the affected component or advisory identifier
  • Changes in AI workflow behavior, access logs, or plugin execution after the advisory window
  • Evidence that the vulnerable version is active in environments that process sensitive data

Recommended Response

  • Audit the affected AI workflow for exposed admin actions, service tokens, and user-to-tool permissions.
  • Rotate or disable sensitive credentials if the issue could weaken authentication or authorization boundaries.
  • Review access logs for unusual account actions, scope changes, or integrations created after disclosure.

Compliance And Business Impact

Even when exploit details are still emerging, delayed triage can widen operational and compliance exposure around AI systems.

Sources

Want alerts like this in real time?

Get notified with incident context, likely impact, and response guidance.

Get Notified

More incidents