CVE-2020-15480
HIGHPassMark BurnInTest, OSForensics, and PerformanceTest <9.1 <7.1 <10 - Arbitrary Ring-0 Code Execution
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in PassMark BurnInTest through 9.1, OSForensics through 7.1, and PerformanceTest through 10. The kernel driver exposes IOCTL functionality that allows low-privilege users to read and write to arbitrary Model Specific Registers (MSRs). This could lead to arbitrary Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges. This affects DirectIo32.sys and DirectIo64.sys.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.passmark.com/forum/index.php
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.passmark.com/support/index.php
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures/blob/master/CVE-2020-15480/CVE-2020-15480.md
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
22.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
passmark/burnintest
< 9.1
passmark/osforensics
< 7.1
passmark/performancetest
< 10.0
Published
Aug 07, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026