High severity · published Jun 23, 2020
CVE-2020-14974
The driver in IOBit Unlocker 1.1.2 allows a low-privileged user to unlock a file and kill processes (even ones running as SYSTEM) that hold a handle, via IOCTL code 0x222124
7.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The driver in IOBit Unlocker 1.1.2 allows a low-privileged user to unlock a file and kill processes (even ones running as SYSTEM) that hold a handle, via IOCTL code 0x222124.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IU
Iobit Unlocker · Iobit
1.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14974
Exploit
https://theevilbit.github.io/posts/
Patch
https://www.iobit.com/en/iobit-unlocker.php
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