What is CVE-2020-13522?

CVE-2020-13522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softperfect Ram Disk, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-13522?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Softperfect Ram Disk

CVE-2020-13522

An exploitable arbitrary file delete vulnerability exists in SoftPerfect RAM Disk 4.1 spvve.sys driver. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can allow an unprivileged user to delete any file on the filesystem. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Softperfect Ram_disk — versions 4.1
N/a Softperfect — versions SoftPerfect RAM Disk 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13522?: CVE-2020-13522 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softperfect Ram Disk, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-13522?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.