CVE-2026-80115

PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Kernel Crash via DirectIo64.sys MSR Write IOCTL

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2026 at 06:35 PM UTC
Updated: October 1, 2026 at 07:19 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorPerformanceTestBurnInTestOSForensics

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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 and denial-of-service vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local attackers to read arbitrary Model-Specific Registers or write zero to any MSR through exposed IOCTLs with insufficient blocklist enforcement. Attackers can exploit the unrestricted write IOCTL to zero out the system call handler MSR, causing an immediate unrecoverable kernel crash on the next system call, or read security-sensitive MSRs used to locate kernel data structures.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.1 build 1000v < 11.1.1000
Affected range stops below 11.1 build 1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.1 build 1016v < 11.1.1016
Affected range stops below 11.1 build 1016, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1.1016, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.1 build 1012v < 11.1.1012
Affected range stops below 11.1 build 1012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1.1012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-782

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