CVE-2020-8950 json
The AUEPLauncher service in Radeon AMD User Experience Program Launcher through 1.0.0.1 on Windows allows elevation of privilege by placing…
published 2020-02-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29780
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The AUEPLauncher service in Radeon AMD User Experience Program Launcher through 1.0.0.1 on Windows allows elevation of privilege by placing a crafted file in %PROGRAMDATA%\AMD\PPC\upload and then creating a symbolic link in %PROGRAMDATA%\AMD\PPC\temp that points to an arbitrary folder with an arbitrary file name.
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com https://heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com/2020/02/privilege-escalation-filewrite-eop-in.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com https://heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com/2020/02/another-privilege-escalation-filewrite.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com
/2020/02/privilege-escalation-filewrite-eop-in.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
heynowyouseeme.blogspot.com
/2020/02/another-privilege-escalation-filewrite.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8950
- NVD CVE-2020-8950
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