CVE-2026-61407: CWE-698: Execution After Redirect (EAR) in Dell Watchdog Timer Driver
CVE-2026-61407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1. It involves an exposed IOCTL interface with insufficient access control, allowing a low privileged local attacker to potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability is categorized as Execution After Redirect (EAR) under CWE-698. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions before 2.0.0.1 contain an exposed IOCTL interface that lacks sufficient access control. This vulnerability, classified as CWE-698 (Execution After Redirect), can be exploited by a low privileged local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
A low privileged attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher system privileges. This could lead to full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the Watchdog Timer Driver.
CVE-2026-61407: CWE-698: Execution After Redirect (EAR) in Dell Watchdog Timer Driver
Description
CVE-2026-61407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1. It involves an exposed IOCTL interface with insufficient access control, allowing a low privileged local attacker to potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability is categorized as Execution After Redirect (EAR) under CWE-698. No official patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Dell
Watchdog Timer Driver
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions before 2.0.0.1 contain an exposed IOCTL interface that lacks sufficient access control. This vulnerability, classified as CWE-698 (Execution After Redirect), can be exploited by a low privileged local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
A low privileged attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher system privileges. This could lead to full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the Watchdog Timer Driver.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- dell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T11:05:01.705Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a847118c6e8be03325a97c0
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 14:50:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 21:33:43 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 56
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