What is CVE-2020-8950?

CVE-2020-8950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd User Experience Program, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-8950?

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

Is CVE-2020-8950 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Amd User Experience Program

CVE-2020-8950

The AUEPLauncher service in Radeon AMD User Experience Program Launcher through 1.0.0.1 on Windows allows elevation of privilege by placing a crafted file in %PROGRAMDATA%\AMD\PPC\upload and then creating a symbolic link in %PROGRAMDATA%\AMD\PPC\temp that points to an arbitrary folder with an arbitrary file name.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8950?: CVE-2020-8950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd User Experience Program, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-8950?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8950 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.