CVE-2020-14979 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit the WinRing0 driver to read and write arbitrary memory, gaining SYSTEM privileges on Windows systems.
- 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-2020-14979?
CVE-2020-14979 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WinRing0.sys and WinRing0x64.sys drivers 1.2.0 in EVGA Precision X1 through 1.0.6 allow local users, including low integrity processes, to read and write to arbitrary memory locations. This allows any user to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14979?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Evga Precision X1, Winring0 Project Winring0.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-14979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.