EUVD-2026-36745
GHSA-cf5p-6872-pq2q
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain standard-user access on Windows host
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DeliveryEnumerate MEmu installation and MemuService.exe
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ExploitInteract with vulnerable service interface
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ExecutionCoerce SYSTEM-level action via MemuService.exe
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PersistExecute attacker payload as SYSTEM
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ImpactEstablish persistence and full host control
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Attacker must already have local code execution as a standard (non-admin) Windows user on a host where Microvirt MEmu Android Emulator 9.2.7.0 is installed and the MemuService.exe service is running; no user interaction by another principal is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low. Limiting factors: exploitation is not remotely reachable (AV:L), is confined to systems where MEmu is actually deployed (predominantly consumer Windows gaming hosts rather than enterprise endpoints), and requires the MemuService.exe component to be present and operational at the time of attack. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H produces 7.8 (High), reflecting full CIA impact on the host after successful escalation but requiring prior local code execution as a standard user. EPSS of 0.21% (12th percentile) and absence from CISA KEV indicate this is not currently a mass-exploitation target - consistent with MEmu's consumer/gamer user base rather than enterprise estates. The presence of a public GitHub repository under the researcher's account suggests technical detail and likely PoC code is available, raising the practical risk above the EPSS figure for any environment where MEmu is installed. Key data gap: the CPE string is 'n/a:n/a' and the EUVD lists 'n/a n/a' as affected versions, so the precise affected version range beyond 9.2.7.0 is not independently confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user (or malware running in that user's context) on a Windows host with MEmu 9.2.7.0 installed interacts with the MemuService.exe component - for example via an IPC channel, named pipe, or insecure file/registry permission - to coerce it into performing a privileged action such as launching a binary or writing to a SYSTEM-owned location. The result is code execution as SYSTEM, enabling full host compromise. Researcher PoC material is referenced on GitHub. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 16, 2026
Local privilege escalation in Microvirt MEmu Android Emulator 9.2.7.0 allows a low-privileged local user to abuse the MemuService.exe component to gain elevated rights on the host Windows system. Mapped to CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), with no public exploit identified at time of analysis and an EPSS score of 0.21% indicating low predicted exploitation likelihood. Researcher PoC repository exists on GitHub (sec-zone/CVE-2026-36213) but active exploitation has not been reported.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - Microvirt has not published an advisory or fixed version through the references provided. Until a fixed build is released, compensating controls include uninstalling MEmu from systems where it is not business-critical (trade-off: loss of Android emulation capability), restricting interactive logon on hosts where MEmu is installed so untrusted local users cannot reach MemuService.exe, and monitoring the MemuService.exe process and its installation directory (typically under %ProgramFiles%\Microvirt\MEmu) for unexpected child processes or file writes by non-admin users. Consult the researcher write-up at https://github.com/sec-zone/CVE-2026-36213 to identify the specific abused interface and consider applying an explicit deny ACL on the affected pipe/binary/service control entry if feasible (trade-off: may break legitimate MEmu functionality).
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Technical ContextAI · show details
MEmu is a Windows-based Android emulator from Microvirt that installs a persistent helper service, MemuService.exe, typically running with SYSTEM privileges to manage virtualization, networking, and shared folders for guest Android instances. CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) in this context indicates that the service exposes a control surface - likely an IPC endpoint, named pipe, weak DACL on the service binary/directory, or an unquoted/insecure service path - that a low-privileged local user can interact with to perform operations beyond their authorization level. The CPE entry is unhelpfully populated as 'n/a:n/a', so authoritative product scoping must rely on the vendor name (Microvirt) and the version string (9.2.7.0) given in the description.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local attacker with standard user rights (AV:L/PR:L) abuses a SYSTEM service with no user interaction, yielding full host CIA impact within the same scope.
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
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3DescriptionCVE.org
An issue in Microvirt MEmu Android Emulator 9.2.7.0 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the MemuService.exe component.
Executive ViewAI
Microvirt MEmu Android Emulator 9.2.7.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the MemuService.exe component that allows low-privileged users to gain elevated host system rights. While publicly available exploit code exists and the vulnerability is rated HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8), the EPSS score of 0.21% indicates low near-term exploitation likelihood and no active exploitation has been reported. Organizations deploying MEmu for Android development and security testing should implement immediate access restrictions and evaluate migration to alternative platforms.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Enforce identity and access controls restricting local system access to MEmu installations; (2) Deploy MEmu in isolated virtual machines with minimal connectivity to production infrastructure; (3) Implement application whitelisting to restrict MemuService.exe execution; (4) Disable unnecessary MEmu features to reduce attack surface; (5) Deploy EDR/SIEM monitoring for MemuService.exe process execution and privilege escalation attempts.
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