CVE-2020-13511 Privilege escalation in NZXT
A low-privilege user can exploit a driver vulnerability in NZXT CAM to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via a crafted I/O request packet.
- 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-2020-13511?
CVE-2020-13511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NZXT, published on 17 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver Privileged I/O Read IRPs functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) using the IRP 0x9c4060d4 gives a low privilege user direct access to the IN instruction that is completely unrestrained at an elevated privilege level. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13511?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nzxt Cam.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NZXT
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvxj-mfpp-v4wm.