CVE-2026-80114 json
PassMark PerformanceTest, BurnInTest, and OSForensics Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass via DirectIo64.sys
published 2026-09-04 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-01 38 d ago also EUVD-2026-71685
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain a hard-coded credentials vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local attackers to perform arbitrary physical memory writes by extracting an 8-byte key embedded as a hardcoded literal in the distributed binary and computing valid MD5 authentication tags for arbitrary IOCTL write requests. Attackers can additionally bypass a secondary validation gate by using the driver's own bit-clear IOCTL to clear a single bit in the gating instruction's displacement byte, causing all subsequent write requests to skip MAC verification, size checks, and Vendor ID checks entirely.
Patch / fix
- PassMark Software PerformanceTest 11.1 build 1012
- PassMark Software BurnInTest 11.1 build 1000
- PassMark Software OSForensics 11.1 build 1016
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- PassMark Software PerformanceTest
- PassMark Software BurnInTest
- PassMark Software OSForensics
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
References
-
passmark.com
/products/performancetest/history.php
release-notes, patch
-
passmark.com
/products/burnintest/history.php
release-notes, patch
-
osforensics.com
/whats-new.html
release-notes, patch
-
github.com
/floppywiggler/directio64-disclosure
technical-description, exploit
-
dkom.dev
/posts/directio64-disclosure/
technical-description
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/passmark-performancetest-burnintest-and-osforensics-hard-coded-credentials-authentication-bypass-v
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-80114
- NVD CVE-2026-80114
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.