Improper Privilege Management in NZXT CAM - CVE-2020-13513
Published: December 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49060
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2020-13513
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NZXT
Affected software:
NZXT CAM
NZXT CAM
Detailed vulnerability 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 0x9c40a0dc I/O request packet (IRP) and escalate privileges.
Note: This IRP writes two bytes (1 word) to the specific processor I/O port.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13513
Install updates from vendor's website.