What is CVE-2020-13519?

CVE-2020-13519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nzxt Cam, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-13519?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-13519 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Nzxt Cam

CVE-2020-13519

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c402088 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can cause increased privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Nzxt Cam — versions 4.8.0
N/a Nzxt" — versions NZXT CAM 4.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13519?: CVE-2020-13519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nzxt Cam, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-13519?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13519 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.