CVE-2020-12962 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Escape call interface in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows may cause privilege escalation.

Published: 2021-11-15

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

AMD

AMD Radeon Software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Radeon Software`	affected	< 20.11.2
`Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise`	affected	< 21.Q2

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:amd:radeon_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-5242	Escape call interface in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows may cause privilege escalation.

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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00261.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1000

History

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Subscriptions

Amd Radeon Software

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AMD

Published: 2021-11-15T19:42:43.185Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:09:11.342Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-12962

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-15T20:15:19.743

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:52:34.263

Link: CVE-2020-12962

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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