CVE-2020-15480
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
07/08/2020
Last modified:
17/06/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:passmark:burnintest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:passmark:osforensics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:passmark:performancetest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures
- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures/blob/master/CVE-2020-15480/CVE-2020-15480.md
- https://www.passmark.com/forum/index.php
- https://www.passmark.com/support/index.php
- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures
- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures/blob/master/CVE-2020-15480/CVE-2020-15480.md
- https://www.passmark.com/forum/index.php
- https://www.passmark.com/support/index.php



