CVE-2026-61407 PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell
Reserved: 09.07.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 18.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Dell
Product	Watchdog Timer Driver
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2.0.0.1 (excl.)

Credits

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References

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

Problem Types

CWE-698: Execution After Redirect (EAR) CWE