CVE-2020-15480 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low-privilege users can execute arbitrary Ring-0 code via exposed IOCTLs in PassMark kernel drivers, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15480?
CVE-2020-15480 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15480?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Passmark Burnintest, Passmark Osforensics, Passmark Performancetest.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9759-cv86-jj63.