CVE-2021-41285
7.8 HIGHBallistix MOD Utility through 2.0.2.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation in the MODAPI.sys driver component
Published: 2021-10-04 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| micron | ballistix_memory_overview_display_utility |
Description
Ballistix MOD Utility through 2.0.2.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation in the MODAPI.sys driver component. The vulnerability is triggered by sending a specific IOCTL request that allows low-privileged users to directly interact with physical memory via the MmMapIoSpace function call (mapping physical memory into a virtual address space). Attackers could exploit this issue to achieve local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41285
- [Exploit reference]https://github.com/VoidSec/Exploit-Development/blob/master/windows/x64/kernel/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5_memory_dump_PoC.cpp
- [Exploit reference]https://voidsec.com/crucial-mod-utility-lpe-cve-2021-41285/
- [Exploit reference]https://github.com/VoidSec/Exploit-Development/blob/master/windows/x64/kernel/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5/crucial_Ballistix_MOD_Utility_v.2.0.2.5_memory_dump_PoC.cpp
- [Exploit reference]https://voidsec.com/crucial-mod-utility-lpe-cve-2021-41285/