CVE-2026-61407: Watchdog Timer Driver 0 to before 2.0.0.1

CVE-2026-61407. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00154 (percentile 0.04153), scored 21-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Watchdog Timer Driver · 0 to before 2.0.0.1
Dell

Description’s affected range: versions prior to 2.0.0.1

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Privilege Escalation. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 23-Oct-2026 06:11 UTC

CWE: CWE-698
CCR priority: 35.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00154 · percentile 0.04157 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-23 06:11:59.600832+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-23 06:11:01.814928+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-61407.html