What is CVE-2020-1885?

CVE-2020-1885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Oculus Desktop, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-1885?

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

Vulnerability in Facebook Oculus Desktop

CVE-2020-1885

Writing to an unprivileged file from a privileged OVRRedir.exe process in Oculus Desktop before 1.44.0.32849 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving a hard link to a log file.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th 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

Facebook Oculus Desktop — versions 1.44.0.328549
Oculus Desktop

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1885?: CVE-2020-1885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Oculus Desktop, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-1885?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.