CVE-2020-12798 Privilege escalation in n/a
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.