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CVE-2026-80116NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

PerformanceTest: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control

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CVE-2026-80116 is a high-severity exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability in PerformanceTest from PassMark Software, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 11.1 build 1012 as the first without the flaw, so updating PerformanceTest to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update PerformanceTest to 11.1 build 1012 or a later version.
  2. Update BurnInTest to 11.1 build 1000 or a later version.
  3. Update OSForensics to 11.1 build 1016 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
PassMark SoftwarePerformanceTestbefore 11.1 build 101211.1 build 1012
PassMark SoftwareBurnInTestbefore 11.1 build 100011.1 build 1000
PassMark SoftwareOSForensicsbefore 11.1 build 101611.1 build 1016

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (vulncheck.com).

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 4.08.5HighCNA (vulncheck.com)
CVSS 3.17.8HighCNA (vulncheck.com)

Official 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.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control

The product implements an IOCTL with functionality that should be restricted, but it does not properly enforce access control for the IOCTL.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • In Windows environments, use proper access control for the associated device or device namespace. See References.

More Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerabilities (CWE-782)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: poc, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in PerformanceTest

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