CVE-2026-80114
CVE-2026-80114
PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain a hard-coded credentials vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local attackers to perform arbitrary physical memory writes by extracting an 8-byte key embedded as a hardcoded literal in the distributed binary and computing valid MD5 authentication tags for arbitrary IOCTL write requests. Attackers can additionally bypass a secondary validation gate by using the driver's own bit-clear IOCTL to clear a single bit in the gating instruction's displacement byte, causing all subsequent write requests to skip MAC verification, size checks, and Vendor ID checks entirely.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-80114?
- CVE-2026-80114 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-80114?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.