High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2026

CVE-2026-61407

Description

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.

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Affected products

Dell/Watchdog Timer Driverllm-create
Range: <2.0.0.1

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References

www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000501078/dsa-2026-248-security-update-for-dell-watchdog-timer-driver-for-an-exposed-ioctl-with-insufficient-access-control-vulnerabilitynvd

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