CVE-2026-61407

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

DSA-2026-248: Security Update for Dell Watchdog Timer Driver for an Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Vulnerability | Dell US

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61407(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 96× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-11 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-10 05:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-09-01 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-29 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-29 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-28 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-28 00:06 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-28 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-27 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-26 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-26 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-26 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61407?
CVE-2026-61407 is a high vulnerability published on August 18, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-61407 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61407 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2026, with the most recent update on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61407 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61407 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61407?
CVE-2026-61407 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61407?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61407, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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