CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6856

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) version 1.0.1.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full control over the system, posing a significant security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the PBADRV.sys driver to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) 1.0.1.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges via a 0x0022201c IOCTL call.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS