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CVE-2026-61407 (GCVE-0-2026-61407)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 14:33 – Updated: 2026-08-20 03:55
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Summary
Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1 contain an Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Privilege Escalation.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-19 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-698 - Execution After Redirect (EAR)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Watchdog Timer Driver Affected: 0 , < 2.0.0.1 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-17 14:29
Credits
Dell Technologies would like to thank ydinkin, for reporting this issue. Dell Technologies would like to thank NDTSec, for reporting this issue. Dell Technologies would like to thank impulsive for reporting this issue. Dell Technologies would like to thank vulnerabilitiesrus for reporting this issue.
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