Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-80115
PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Kernel Crash via DirectIo64.sys MSR Write IOCTL
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BU
BurnInTest · PassMark Software
before 11.1 build 1000 · source: vendor
OS
OSForensics · PassMark Software
before 11.1 build 1016 · source: vendor
PE
PerformanceTest · PassMark Software
before 11.1 build 1012 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80115
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80115
technical-description
https://github.com/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure
release-notes
https://www.passmark.com/products/performancetest/history.php
release-notes
https://www.passmark.com/products/burnintest/history.php
release-notes
https://www.osforensics.com/whats-new.html
technical-description
https://dkom.dev/posts/directio64-disclosure/
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passmark-performancetest-burnintest-and-osforensics-kernel-crash-via-directio64-sys-msr-write-ioctl
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