CVE-2020-12446

Description

The ene.sys driver in G.SKILL Trident Z Lighting Control through 1.00.08 exposes mapping and un-mapping of physical memory, reading and writing to Model Specific Register (MSR) registers, and input from and output to I/O ports to local non-privileged users. This leads to privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.01%

Third-Party Advisory github.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-003.md	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12446?: CVE-2020-12446 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12446?: To fix CVE-2020-12446, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12446 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12446 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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