Description
PassMark PerformanceTest before 11.1 build 1012, BurnInTest before 11.1 build 1000, and OSForensics before 11.1 build 1016 contain a hard-coded credentials vulnerability in DirectIo64.sys that allows local attackers to perform arbitrary physical memory writes by extracting an 8-byte key embedded as a hardcoded literal in the distributed binary and computing valid MD5 authentication tags for arbitrary IOCTL write requests. Attackers can additionally bypass a secondary validation gate by using the driver's own bit-clear IOCTL to clear a single bit in the gating instruction's displacement byte, causing all subsequent write requests to skip MAC verification, size checks, and Vendor ID checks entirely.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark Software | PerformanceTest | < 11.1 build 1012 | 11.1 build 1012 |
| PassMark Software | BurnInTest | < 11.1 build 1000 | 11.1 build 1000 |
| PassMark Software | OSForensics | < 11.1 build 1016 | 11.1 build 1016 |
References
- Researcher Disclosure technical-description exploit
- PerformanceTest Changelog release-notes patch
- BurnInTest Changelog release-notes patch
- OSForensics Changelog release-notes patch
- Technical Analysis and Decompiled Evidence technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passmark-performancetest-burnintest-and-osforensics-hard-coded-credentials-authentication-bypass-via-directio64-sys third-party-advisory