CVE-2020-12446 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the ene.sys driver used by G.SKILL Trident Z Lighting Control software versions through 1.00.08. This flaw allows local, non-privileged users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges by exploiting exposed functionalities like physical memory mapping, MSR register access, and I/O port operations. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.00.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gskill:trident_z_lighting_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.