Auth bypass in Amd Atillk64

CVE-2020-12138

AMD ATI atillk64.sys 5.11.9.0 allows low-privileged users to interact directly with physical memory by calling one of several driver routines that map physical memory into the virtual address space of the calling process. This could enable low-privileged users to achieve NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges via a DeviceIoControl call associated with MmMapIoSpace, IoAllocateMdl, MmBuildMdlForNonPagedPool, or MmMapLockedPages.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.033 (87.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12138?
CVE-2020-12138 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Atillk64, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-12138?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12138 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.