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.
History

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First Time appeared Dell
Dell watchdog Timer Driver
Vendors & Products Dell
Dell watchdog Timer Driver

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Exposed IOCTL in Dell Watchdog Timer Driver Enables Local Privilege Escalation

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-698
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2026-08-18T14:33:29.830Z

Updated: 2026-08-20T03:55:57.028Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T11:05:01.705Z

Link: CVE-2026-61407

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T18:03:14.612Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T15:16:56.310

Modified: 2026-08-20T13:02:12.153

Link: CVE-2026-61407

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