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Attackers can obtain a device handle and issue arbitrary PCI configuration space read/write operations to enable Bus Master DMA on any PCI device, halt storage controller I/O by clearing command registers, or remap Base Address Registers to redirect DMA to an attacker-chosen physical address.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00167,"percentile":0.0604,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-782"],"published":"2026-09-04T18:35:37Z","modified":"2026-10-01T19:19:34Z","products":[{"vendor":"passmark software","product":"burnintest"},{"vendor":"passmark software","product":"osforensics"},{"vendor":"passmark software","product":"performancetest"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure","tags":["technical-description","exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.passmark.com/products/performancetest/history.php","tags":["release-notes","patch"]},{"url":"https://www.passmark.com/products/burnintest/history.php","tags":["release-notes","patch"]},{"url":"https://www.osforensics.com/whats-new.html","tags":["release-notes","patch"]},{"url":"https://dkom.dev/posts/directio64-disclosure/","tags":["technical-description"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passmark-performancetest-burnintest-and-osforensics-privilege-escalation-via-directio64-sys-ioctl","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80116"},{"url":"https://dkom.dev/posts/directio64-disclosure"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62c9-hjfx-22hh"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-80116","title":"PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Privilege Escalation via DirectIo64.sys IOCTL","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 vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local users to modify hardware configuration by exploiting exposed IOCTLs with no validation on device selection, register offset, or value. 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