# CVE-2020-15480: An issue was discovered in PassMark BurnInTest through 9.1, OSForensics through 7.1, and PerformanceTest through 10.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures
- https://www.passmark.com/forum/index.php
- https://www.passmark.com/support/index.php
- https://github.com/eset/vulnerability-disclosures/blob/master/CVE-2020-15480/CVE-2020-15480.md

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