CVE-2020-13519 Privilege escalation in NZXT"

High 8.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can escalate privileges by sending a malicious I/O request packet to the NZXT CAM driver.

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-2020-13519?

CVE-2020-13519 is a high-severity vulnerability in NZXT", published on 18 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c402088 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can cause increased privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13519?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nzxt Cam.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13519?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-13519 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13519 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h2x8-6h3c-4jp7.

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