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TI-2015-05752 Aliases CVE-2015-6856GHSA-6fjg-xx96-px9q

Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) 1.0.1.5 allows local users to write to…

Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00521 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dell:pre-boot_authentication_driver:1.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1.5VulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:pre-boot_authentication_driver:1.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6856
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fjg-xx96-px9q

References

Exploit 3

Sources

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