6.5
MEDIUM
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-36603 has a 5 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-2020-36603 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 Hoyoverse mhyprot2

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

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2025, 8:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 22, 2024, 12:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2024, 6:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

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

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 12, 2023, 10:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 1 day, 17 hours ago
2418 stars 334 fork 334 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2022, 6:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 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-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.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/kagurazakasanae/Mhyprot2DrvControl
    Added Reference https://github.com/kkent030315/evil-mhyprot-cli
    Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20211204031301/https://www.godeye.club/2021/05/20/001-disclosure-mhyprot.html
    Added Reference https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html
    Added Reference https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p35w/hackers-are-using-anti-cheat-in-genshin-impact-to-ransom-victims
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-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.

0.55 }} -0.12%

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0.66661

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