๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-61407

HIGH 8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-698
Vendor dell
Product watchdog timer driver
Published Aug 18, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Dell / Watchdog Timer Driver
0 < 2.0.0.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
dell.com: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501078/dsa-2026-248-security-update-for-dell-watchdog-timer-driver-for-an-exposed-ioctl-with-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability

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.