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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com/2020/02/privilege-escalation-filewrite-eop-in.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com/2020/02/another-privilege-escalation-filewrite.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.