CVE-2020-15481 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting PassMark BurnInTest, OSForensics, and PerformanceTest products, specifically within their DirectIo32.sys and DirectIo64.sys kernel drivers. This flaw allows a low-privilege user to map arbitrary physical memory into their process's address space, potentially leading to arbitrary Ring-0 code execution and privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8, the attack vector is local with low complexity, and the impact is high across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:passmark:burnintest:9.1:build_1008:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:passmark:osforensics:7.1:build_1012:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:passmark:performancetest:10.0:build_1008:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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