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CVE-2026-80118

PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Kernel Null Pointer Dereference via DirectIo64.sys IOCTL

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 11.1 build 1012, 11.1 build 1000, 11.1 build 1016
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain an unauthenticated physical memory disclosure in DirectIo64.sys, reachable by unprivileged local users through a single IOCTL with no caller-identity check. The handler writes a crash-dump-format (PAGEDU64) image of all physical memory to a caller-supplied file path in the SYSTEM context, allowing a standard user to create files in locations they cannot otherwise write and to recover memory belonging to processes of other users. The image is preceded by a header that exposes the kernel loaded-module list, active-process list and PFN database pointers, defeating KASLR. The same handler also dereferences the return value of an internal kernel-structure locator without a NULL check; that locator returns NULL on three distinct failure paths, and a kernel crash results on builds where any of those paths is taken.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • PassMark Software PerformanceTest

    fixed in 11.1 build 1012

  • PassMark Software BurnInTest

    fixed in 11.1 build 1000

  • PassMark Software OSForensics

    fixed in 11.1 build 1016

References 6

GitHub · floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure

passmark.com

osforensics.com

dkom.dev

vulncheck.com