CVE-2026-80116
PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Privilege Escalation via DirectIo64.sys IOCTL
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2026
Description
PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local users to modify hardware configuration by exploiting exposed IOCTLs with no validation on device selection, register offset, or value. Attackers can obtain a device handle and issue arbitrary PCI configuration space read/write operations to enable Bus Master DMA on any PCI device, halt storage controller I/O by clearing command registers, or remap Base Address Registers to redirect DMA to an attacker-chosen physical address.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-782 Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PerformanceTestPassMark Software |
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BurnInTestPassMark Software |
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OSForensicsPassMark Software |
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References
- Researcher Disclosuretechnical-descriptionexploit
- PerformanceTest Changelogrelease-notespatch
- BurnInTest Changelogrelease-notespatch
- OSForensics Changelogrelease-notespatch
- Technical Analysis and Decompiled Evidencetechnical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passmark-performancetest-burnintest-and-osforensics-privilege-escalation-via-directio64-sys-ioctlthird-party-advisory
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