CVE-2020-14974 Privilege escalation in n/a
A low-privileged user can escalate privileges and execute code by killing SYSTEM processes via a vulnerable IOCTL in IOBit Unlocker.
- 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-2020-14974?
CVE-2020-14974 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The driver in IOBit Unlocker 1.1.2 allows a low-privileged user to unlock a file and kill processes (even ones running as SYSTEM) that hold a handle, via IOCTL code 0x222124.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iobit Iobit Unlocker.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-14974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9cx-83vw-qj73.