CVE-2019-7245

Published: Mar 25, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.2

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in GPU-Z.sys in TechPowerUp GPU-Z before 2.23.0. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via an IOCTL and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.

Affected (1)

Products: Techpowerup: Gpu Z

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Techpowerup Gpu Z	Before 2.23.0

Related CWEs

Improper Initialization

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

References (2)

https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2019-0002/FEYE-2019-0002.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2019-0002/FEYE-2019-0002.md

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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