7.1
HIGH
CVE-2019-18845
Patriot Viper RGB Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The MsIo64.sys and MsIo32.sys drivers in Patriot Viper RGB before 1.1 allow local users (including low integrity processes) to read and write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges, by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process via ZwOpenSection and ZwMapViewOfSection.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 9, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-18845 has a 15 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18845 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Patriotmemory viper_rgb_firmware
2 Patriotmemory viper_rgb
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-18845.

URL Resource
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-012.md
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-012.md

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2025, 10:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 25, 2024, 4:36 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

None

C C++ Assembly

Updated: 3 weeks ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2023, 4:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

C C++ Assembly

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 1, 2022, 8:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

The MsIo64.sys and MsIo32.sys drivers in Patriot Viper RGB before 1.1 allow local users (including low integrity processes) to read and write to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges, by mapping \Device\PhysicalMemory into the calling process via ZwOpenSection and ZwMapViewOfSection.

C

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 5:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C C++

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 11, 2022, 7:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2022, 6:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

A list of excellent resources for anyone to deepen their understanding with regards to Windows Kernel Exploitation and general low level security.

C C++ ASL HTML

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
143 stars 34 fork 34 watcher
Born at : Sept. 21, 2021, 1:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

Exploit MsIo vulnerable driver

cve-2019-18845 kernel kernel-exploit kernel-exploits windows

C++

Updated: 1 week ago
98 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : June 26, 2021, 8:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Fully based on Advanced Windows exploitation. Kernel driver exploitation, browser exploitation, heap spraying etc....

Updated: 3 months ago
12 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : Nov. 12, 2020, 8:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 10 months ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2020, 1:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

Resources for Windows exploit development

Updated: 1 week ago
1570 stars 308 fork 308 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2020, 7:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

Kernel Driver Utility

loader driver-loader dse byovd

C C++ Assembly

Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago
2108 stars 436 fork 436 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 5:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
117 stars 33 fork 33 watcher
Born at : Dec. 22, 2019, 11:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 33 different CVEs too.

Also known by Microsoft as Knifecoat :hot_pepper:

C#

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
1131 stars 195 fork 195 watcher
Born at : Dec. 10, 2018, 12:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-18845 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18845 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-012.md
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/ACTIVE-2019-012.md [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-012.md [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/ACTIVE-2019-012.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/ACTIVE-2019-012.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:patriotmemory:viper_rgb_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:patriotmemory:viper_rgb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-18845 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-18845 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.10%

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0.26479

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