CVE-2020-12927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A potential vulnerability in a dynamically loaded AMD driver in AMD VBIOS Flash Tool SDK may allow any authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT authority system.

Published: 2020-11-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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AMD VBIOS Flash Tool SDK

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Mitigated in version 3.12`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:amd:vbios_flash_tool_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5207	A potential vulnerability in a dynamically loaded AMD driver in AMD VBIOS Flash Tool SDK may allow any authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT authority system.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00348.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security

History

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Subscriptions

Amd Vbios Flash Tool Software Development Kit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published: 2020-11-12T19:09:46.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:11:18.785Z

Reserved: 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-12927

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-12T20:15:15.390

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:52:32.243

Link: CVE-2020-12927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-749
Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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