Insecure DLL loading in Genuine Integrity Service - CVE-2020-9667
Published: July 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29751
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9667
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file into a writable directory on the system and then trick the application to load the malicious .dll file.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain escalated privileges on the system.
Affected software
Genuine Integrity Service
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9667
Install updates from vendor's website.
Genuine Integrity Service - update to 7.1