What is GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3?

GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1 contain an Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3 cover?

GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-61407. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3?

GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3HighCVSS 8.8

Dell Watchdog Timer Driver versions prior to 2.0.0.1 contain an Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

August 18, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61407
https://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-vulnerability
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfmc-mx63-r5p3