High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-41285
CVE-2021-41285
Description
Ballistix MOD Utility through 2.0.2.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation in the MODAPI.sys driver component. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a specific IOCTL request that allows low-privileged users to directly interact with physical memory via the MmMapIoSpace function call (mapping physical memory into a virtual address space). Attackers could exploit this issue to achieve local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
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Affected products
2- Ballistix/MOD Utilitydescription
- Range: <=2.0.2.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/VoidSec/Exploit-Development/blob/master/windows/x64/kernel/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5_memory_dump_PoC.cppnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- voidsec.com/crucial-mod-utility-lpe-cve-2021-41285/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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