PT-2026-77136 · Dell · Watchdog Timer Driver

CVE-2026-61407

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Published

2026-08-18

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Updated

2026-08-20

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1
Description An Exposed IOCTL (Input/Output Control) with insufficient access control allows a low privileged attacker with local access to potentially achieve privilege escalation. IOCTL is a device-driver control code sent to a device driver to perform a specific operation.
Recommendations Update Dell Watchdog Timer Driver to version 2.0.0.1 or later.

Fix

LPE

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-61407

Affected Products

Watchdog Timer Driver