CVE-2021-41285

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

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.cppExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://voidsec.com/crucial-mod-utility-lpe-cve-2021-41285/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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.cppExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://voidsec.com/crucial-mod-utility-lpe-cve-2021-41285/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 4, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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