High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-14979
CVE-2020-14979
Description
The WinRing0.sys and WinRing0x64.sys drivers 1.2.0 in EVGA Precision X1 through 1.0.6 allow local users, including low integrity processes, to read and write to arbitrary memory locations. This allows any user to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process.
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Affected products
2- EVGA/Precision X1description
- Range: <=1.0.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- posts.specterops.io/cve-2020-14979-local-privilege-escalation-in-evga-precisionx1-cf63c6b95896nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.evga.com/precisionx1/nvdProductVendor Advisory
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