Privilege escalation in Nzxt Cam

CVE-2020-13517

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c406104 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can cause the disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.6% 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-2020-13517: 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13517?
CVE-2020-13517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nzxt Cam, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-13517?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13517 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.