Improper Privilege Management in NZXT CAM - CVE-2020-13519

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Improper Privilege Management in NZXT CAM - CVE-2020-13519

Published: December 17, 2020 / Updated: October 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49075
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13519
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: NZXT
Affected software:
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 IRP 0x9c402088 functionality. A local user can send a specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP), access the "writemsr" function and escalate privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-13519

Install updates from vendor's website.

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