Vulnerability in Msi Dragon Center

CVE-2020-13149

Weak permissions on the "%PROGRAMDATA%\MSI\Dragon Center" folder in Dragon Center before 2.6.2003.2401, shipped with Micro-Star MSI Gaming laptops, allows local authenticated users to overwrite system files and gain escalated privileges. One attack method is to change the Recommended App binary within App.json. Another attack method is to use this part of %PROGRAMDATA% for mounting an RPC Control directory.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-13149: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13149?
CVE-2020-13149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Msi Dragon Center, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-13149?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13149 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.