Privilege escalation in Nzxt Cam

CVE-2020-13509

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver Privileged I/O Read IRPs functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) Using the IRP 0x9c4060cc gives a low privilege user direct access to the IN instruction that is completely unrestrained at an elevated privilege level. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability and this access could allow for information leakage of sensitive data.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% 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-2020-13509: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Nzxt Cam — versions 4.8.0
  • Nzxt — versions NZXT CAM 4.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13509?
CVE-2020-13509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nzxt Cam, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-13509?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.