Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-80116

Public PoC
Published
04 September 2026
Modified
08 September 2026
CVSS Score v4 8.5
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Raw vectorCVSS: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
EPSS Score 0.0011 2th percentile
Risk Priority 30 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-80116 is a high-severity Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control (CWE-782) vulnerability in Passmark (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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device selection, register offset, or value. 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.

CWE(s)
CWE-782

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-56129Shared CWE-782
CVE-2024-33220Shared CWE-782
CVE-2026-8797Shared CWE-782
CVE-2026-84408Shared CWE-782
CVE-2023-44976Shared CWE-782
CVE-2024-33222Shared CWE-782
CVE-2026-80117Shared CWE-782
CVE-2024-33218Shared CWE-782
CVE-2026-4483Shared CWE-782
CVE-2025-47761Shared CWE-782

Affected Assets

Passmark
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V8.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

AC-3 directly requires enforcement of access authorizations on system resources, which structurally stops an IOCTL from being exposed without proper controls.

AC-6 Least Privilege good match

AC-6 requires least-privilege assignments that limit which users or processes can reach privileged IOCTL functionality.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Directly enforces least-privilege access permissions on interfaces such as IOCTLs.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Protects environments from unauthorized logical access, which includes improperly exposed IOCTL entry points.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights partial match
prevents

Privileged access rights directly restrict who may invoke sensitive IOCTLs.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes design-time access-control requirements for device interfaces.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements capture the need for proper IOCTL authorization.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure system architecture principles mandate least-privilege access to kernel interfaces.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices prevent omission of access-control checks on IOCTL handlers.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance partial match
finds

Security testing can detect missing IOCTL authorization during development.

References