CVE-2020-11520 describes a critical vulnerability in the SDDisk2k.sys driver of WinMagic SecureDoc v8.5 and earlier, allowing local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory addresses due to insufficient pointer validation in the IOCTL dispatcher. This flaw enables privileged code execution, posing a significant security risk. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits are currently available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the potential for privileged code execution warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:winmagic:securedoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:H
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