Dell Watchdog Timer < 2.0.0.1 Privilege Escalation (DSA-2026-248)

According to its self-reported version, the Dell Watchdog Timer kernel driver WDTKernel.sys on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.0.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by an exposed IOCTL with insufficient access control vulnerability. A low privileged local attacker could potentially exploit this...

CVE-2026-61407

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...

EUVD-2026-60940

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...

CVE-2026-61407

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...

CVE-2026-61407

Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions before 2.0.0.1 expose an IOCTL interface lacking proper access controls. A locally authenticated low-privilege attacker can call this IOCTL to escalate privileges, achieving high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS 8.8). The fix is to upgr...

CVE-2026-61407

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...

PT-2026-77136

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...