Improper Privilege Management in NZXT CAM - CVE-2020-13512

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU49059

Improper Privilege Management in NZXT CAM - CVE-2020-13512

Published: December 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49059
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13512
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NZXT CAM
Software vendor:
NZXT

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the WinRing0x64 Driver Privileged I/O Write IRPs functionality. A local user can send a specially crafted 0x9c40a0d8 I/O request packet (IRP) and escalate privileges.

Note: This IRP writes only a single byte to the specific processor I/O port.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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