CVE-2020-12798 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Cellebrite UFED versions 5.0 through 7.5.0.845, affecting various UFED device models. An attacker with local access can bypass operating system policies to gain a command prompt through a specific Windows file dialog within the Certificate-Based Authentication option. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks, but requires local access and low privileges. Currently, there is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, <= 7.5.0.845CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun-denshi:universal_forensic_extraction_device_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.