VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-14979

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.60%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-08-11

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Product, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Product, Vendor Advisory