CVE-2026-33921: Npcap driver installed without administrator-only access restriction on Windows in Arc before v2.7.0

Published Aug 11, 2026
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Updated

The Windows installer deployed Npcap leaving its access restriction option at the insecure default value, so the driver was accessible to every local user of the host instead of being restricted to administrators only. A local user without administrative privileges could use the Npcap driver to capture the traffic reaching the host, which discloses information belonging both to the host and to other systems on the same network segment, and to send arbitrary raw packets on that segment.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Npcap driver<2.7.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Arc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in v2.7.0 or later

Event History

Aug 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:48 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:48 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
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