HIGH
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
Published Jan 8, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.52% 0.00521
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00521
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 42.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 39.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 37.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134987/Dell-Authentication-Driver-Uncontrolled-Write.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/81 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537161/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79643 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-008.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134987/Dell-Authentication-Driver-Uncontrolled-Write.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/81 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537161/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79643 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-008.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 8, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 10, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6856
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a