Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain local admin, load kernel-level hypervisor
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ExploitIntercept CPUID to spoof hypervisor absence
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ImpactBypass Denuvo anti-tamper presence check
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication IP-independent access control
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local administrative/kernel-level control of the machine in order to load a hypervisor driver (SimpleSvm.sys on AMD, or hyperkd.sys and hyperhv.dll on Intel) that intercepts the CPUID instruction and spoofs hypervisor-absence results back to Denuvo's detection logic. Limiting factors: no remote vector (AV:L), high privileges required (PR:H - kernel driver loading), and high attack complexity (AC:H, platform-specific AMD/Intel tooling). In practice the 'attacker' is the operator of the host defeating DRM on their own system, so there is no third-party victim or escalation beyond the anti-tamper check itself. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the signals are consistent in pointing that way. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 1.9) describes a local attack requiring high privileges and high complexity, with no confidentiality or availability impact and only low integrity impact - the 'integrity' being Denuvo's own hypervisor-presence check, not the host OS. No EPSS score was supplied in the input and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, so there is no confirmed active exploitation. The GitHub reference ('hypervisor-crack-audit') strongly suggests public analysis/exploit code exists, but no formal POC flag was provided, so this is inferred rather than confirmed. Critically, CWE-348 (reliance on a less-trusted source) and the mechanism make clear this is a DRM/anti-tamper circumvention performed by the operator of their own machine - not a vector for an external attacker to compromise a victim. There is no SSVC decision data in the input. Net: this is a low-CVSS, low-real-risk DRM bypass of interest to game publishers and Denuvo/Irdeto, not an enterprise security priority. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user with local administrative/kernel privileges on their own system loads a custom hypervisor (SimpleSvm.sys on AMD, or hyperkd.sys/hyperhv.dll on Intel) that intercepts the CPUID instruction to spoof its results, hiding the hypervisor from Denuvo's presence check. This lets a Denuvo-protected game run under virtualization or instrumentation the anti-tamper is designed to block. Public audit/exploit code appears to be referenced via the linked GitHub repository, though no formal POC flag was provided in the input. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 02, 2026
Denuvo Anti-Tamper (through 2026-03-04) can be bypassed by locally authenticated administrators with kernel-level privileges who load a hypervisor driver that intercepts CPUID instructions and spoofs hypervisor-absence results, defeating the anti-tamper check on AMD (SimpleSvm.sys) and Intel (hyperkd.sys, hyperhv.dll) platforms. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 1.9 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H) and only affects the integrity of the DRM check on the attacker's own system, with no third-party victim or escalation. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Irdeto could address CWE-348 by using a more trusted source for hypervisor detection, such as hardware-based attestation (e.g., TPM or Intel/AMD secure enclaves) instead of relying solely on CPUID results. As a compensating control, organizations should restrict the ability to load kernel-mode drivers to fully trusted administrators, though this does not prevent a machine owner from bypassing DRM on their own system - the trade-off is that it does not mitigate the self-bypass scenario and may hinder legitimate driver installations. For end users, the issue only affects the integrity of the DRM check and poses no risk to third parties, so no urgent action is required. Monitor the referenced sources for any future patch from Irdeto.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Denuvo Anti-Tamper is a DRM and anti-tamper product by Irdeto that uses hypervisor presence checks to detect virtualized or instrumented environments. The vulnerability (CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source) arises because the check relies on the CPUID instruction, which can be intercepted and spoofed by a malicious hypervisor driver loaded with kernel privileges. On AMD systems, the attacker loads SimpleSvm.sys to intercept CPUID; on Intel systems, hyperkd.sys and hyperhv.dll are used. This allows the attacker to present a hypervisor-absent state to Denuvo, bypassing the anti-tamper mechanism. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:irdeto:denuvo_anti-tamper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates all versions through 2026-03-04 are affected. References include a Habr article (https://habr.com/en/articles/1021894/) and a GitHub repository (https://github.com/RD945/hypervisor-crack-audit) that appear to document the technique.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Local, high-privilege kernel driver and CPU-specific CPUID interception justify AV:L/PR:H/AC:H; only the anti-tamper check's integrity is subverted (I:L), with no C or A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
DescriptionCVE.org
Denuvo Anti-Tamper through 2026-03-04 allows bypass of a hypervisor presence check via CPUID interception (SimpleSvm.sys on AMD; hyperkd.sys and hyperhv.dll on Intel).
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-91848
GHSA-pcmv-37x3-p3jg
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