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1 vulnerability by winring0_project
CVE-2020-14979 (GCVE-0-2020-14979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-11 17:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:00
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.evga.com/precisionx1/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://posts.specterops.io/cve-2020-14979-local-… | x_refsource_MISC |
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