CVE-2019-18845 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the MsIo64.sys and MsIo32.sys drivers used by Patriot Viper RGB products before version 1.1. This flaw allows a local attacker, even from a low-integrity process, to read and write to arbitrary memory locations by mapping physical memory, ultimately leading to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants high impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:patriotmemory:viper_rgb_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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