CVE-2025-14963
A vulnerability identified in the HX Agent driver file fekern.sys allowed a threat actor with local user access the ability to gain elevated system privileges. Utilization of a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) was leveraged to gain access to the critical Windows process memory lsass.exe (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service). The fekern.sys is a driver file associated with the HX Agent (used in all existing HX Agent versions). The vulnerable driver installed in a product or a system running a fully functional HX Agent is, itself, not exploitable as the product’s tamper protection restricts the ability to communicate with the driver to only the Agent’s processes.
Published:Feb 24, 2026
Last Modified:Feb 26, 2026
EPS:Feb 24, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00026
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Trellix
Product
Endpoint Hx Agent (xagent)
Trellix
Endpoint Hx Agent (xagent)
Vendor
Trellix
Product
Endpoint Security
Trellix
Endpoint Security
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
