What is CVE-2020-14979?

CVE-2020-14979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evga Precision X1. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-14979?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-14979 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Evga Precision X1

CVE-2020-14979

The WinRing0.sys and WinRing0x64.sys drivers 1.2.0 in EVGA Precision X1 through 1.0.6 allow local users, including low integrity processes, to read and write to arbitrary memory locations. This allows any user to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Evga Precision_x1
Winring0_project Winring0 — versions 1.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14979?: CVE-2020-14979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evga Precision X1. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-14979?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14979 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.