Vulnerability in Passmark Burnintest
CVE-2020-15480
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures (Third Party Advisory)
- www.passmark.com/forum/index.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.passmark.com/support/index.php (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures/blob/master/CVE-2020-15480/CVE-2020-1… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15480?
- CVE-2020-15480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Passmark Burnintest. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15480?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.