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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-0870

High
MacroHub developed by GIGABYTE has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Due to the MacroHub application launching external applications with improper privileges, allowing authenticated local at
CWE-250 — Weakness Type
Published: Feb 9, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

MacroHub developed by GIGABYTE has a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. Due to the MacroHub application launching external applications with improper privileges, allowing authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-0870 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in GIGABYTE's MacroHub application that allows authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability stems from improper privilege handling when launching external applications. While no public exploit is currently available, the high CVSS score of 7.8 and confirmed patch availability indicate this requires prompt remediation in affected environments.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 28, 2026 09:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations using GIGABYTE systems in critical infrastructure, particularly: (1) Government agencies and NCA-regulated entities utilizing GIGABYTE workstations for administrative functions; (2) Banking and financial institutions (SAMA-regulated) using GIGABYTE hardware in trading floors and operations centers; (3) Energy sector (ARAMCO and affiliated entities) relying on GIGABYTE systems for industrial control and monitoring; (4) Healthcare organizations using GIGABYTE workstations in clinical and administrative settings; (5) Telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) using GIGABYTE infrastructure. The local privilege escalation nature means internal threats or compromised user accounts pose significant risk to system integrity.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government Banking and Financial Services Energy and Utilities Healthcare Telecommunications Manufacturing Education
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running GIGABYTE MacroHub application across your organization
2. Restrict local access to affected systems to authorized personnel only
3. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized external application execution
4. Monitor for suspicious process creation with SYSTEM privileges

Patching Guidance:
1. Download the latest patched version of MacroHub from GIGABYTE's official support portal
2. Test patches in non-production environment first
3. Deploy patches to all affected systems within 30 days
4. Verify patch installation by checking application version and file hashes

Compensating Controls (if patching delayed):
1. Disable MacroHub if not operationally critical
2. Run MacroHub with standard user privileges instead of administrative context
3. Implement file integrity monitoring on system binaries and critical applications
4. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for privilege escalation attempts
5. Restrict user account control (UAC) bypass techniques through Group Policy

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for MacroHub process spawning child processes with SYSTEM privileges
2. Alert on unexpected external application execution from MacroHub directory
3. Track changes to MacroHub configuration files and registry entries
4. Monitor for token impersonation or privilege escalation API calls from MacroHub process
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل تطبيق GIGABYTE MacroHub عبر مؤسستك
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة للموظفين المصرح لهم فقط
3. تطبيق قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تنفيذ التطبيقات الخارجية غير المصرح بها
4. مراقبة إنشاء العمليات المريبة بامتيازات SYSTEM

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تحميل أحدث إصدار معدل من MacroHub من بوابة دعم GIGABYTE الرسمية
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
3. نشر التصحيحات على جميع الأنظمة المتأثرة خلال 30 يومًا
4. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص إصدار التطبيق وقيم التجزئة

الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تعطيل MacroHub إذا لم يكن حرجًا من الناحية التشغيلية
2. تشغيل MacroHub بامتيازات المستخدم العادي بدلاً من السياق الإداري
3. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات النظام والتطبيقات الحرجة
4. استخدام حلول الكشف والاستجابة على نقطة النهاية (EDR) لمراقبة محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات
5. تقييد تقنيات تجاوز التحكم في حساب المستخدم (UAC) من خلال سياسة المجموعة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة عملية MacroHub التي تولد عمليات فرعية بامتيازات SYSTEM
2. تنبيه على تنفيذ التطبيقات الخارجية غير المتوقعة من دليل MacroHub
3. تتبع التغييرات على ملفات تكوين MacroHub ومدخلات السجل
4. مراقبة محاولات محاكاة الرموز أو استدعاءات API لتصعيد الامتيازات من عملية MacroHub
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Management of Privileged Access Rights ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - User Endpoint Devices ECC 2024 A.8.3.1 - Management of Removable Media
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Privileged Access Rights ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Information Access Restriction ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Access Control
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Restrict Administrative Access PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit Access to System Components PCI DSS 8.1 - Assign Unique ID to Each User
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
CWECWE-250
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-02-09
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-250
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