Vulnerability in Iobit Iobit_unlocker

CVE-2020-14974

The driver in IOBit Unlocker 1.1.2 allows a low-privileged user to unlock a file and kill processes (even ones running as SYSTEM) that hold a handle, via IOCTL code 0x222124.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.1th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14974?
CVE-2020-14974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Iobit_unlocker. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-14974?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14974 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.