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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2020-14974 EUVD-2020-7104GHSA-w9cx-83vw-qj73

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…

Published Jun 23, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • Aterror2be/CVE-2020-14974 ★ 7 · Apr 14, 2024

    A simple POC that demonstrates A vulnerability found in IObitUnlocker 1.1.2 that leverages IOCTL codes found it its vulnerable driver (IObitUnlocker.sys), providing ability to unlock, delete, rename,…

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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