CVE-2020-36603
Genshin Impact Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) Vulnerability
Description
The HoYoVerse (formerly miHoYo) Genshin Impact mhyprot2.sys 1.0.0.0 anti-cheat driver does not adequately restrict unprivileged function calls, allowing local, unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on Microsoft Windows systems. The mhyprot2.sys driver must first be installed by a user with administrative privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 14, 2022, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 20, 2022, 4:59 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-36603 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2020-36603.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/kagurazakasanae/Mhyprot2DrvControl | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/kkent030315/evil-mhyprot-cli | Third Party Advisory |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20211204031301/https://www.godeye.club/2021/05/20/001-disclosure-mhyprot.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p35w/hackers-are-using-anti-cheat-in-genshin-impact-to-ransom-victims | Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
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).
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The HoYoVerse (formerly miHoYo) Genshin Impact mhyprot2.sys 1.0.0.0 anti-cheat driver does not adequately restrict unprivileged function calls, allowing local, unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on Microsoft Windows systems. The mhyprot2.sys driver must first be installed by a user with CVE project by @Sn0wAlice
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-36603 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-36603 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 20, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kagurazakasanae/Mhyprot2DrvControl No Types Assigned https://github.com/kagurazakasanae/Mhyprot2DrvControl Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kkent030315/evil-mhyprot-cli No Types Assigned https://github.com/kkent030315/evil-mhyprot-cli Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://web.archive.org/web/20211204031301/https://www.godeye.club/2021/05/20/001-disclosure-mhyprot.html No Types Assigned https://web.archive.org/web/20211204031301/https://www.godeye.club/2021/05/20/001-disclosure-mhyprot.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html No Types Assigned https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p35w/hackers-are-using-anti-cheat-in-genshin-impact-to-ransom-victims No Types Assigned https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p35w/hackers-are-using-anti-cheat-in-genshin-impact-to-ransom-victims Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hoyoverse:mhyprot2:1.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36603 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-2020-36603
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} -0.06%
score
0.41119
percentile