CVE-2020-12798 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass local OS policies to gain a command prompt via the certificate authentication interface, leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-12798?

CVE-2020-12798 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cellebrite UFED 5.0 to 7.5.0.845 implements local operating system policies that can be circumvented to obtain a command prompt via the Windows file dialog that is reachable via the Certificate-Based Authentication option of the Wireless Network Connection screen.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12798?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun-Denshi Universal Forensic Extraction Device Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-12798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7f9-q2xq-xmc4.

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