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CVE-2020-12798
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2020-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
Cellebrite UFED 5.0 to 7.5.0.845 implements local operating system policies that can be circumvented to obtain a command prompt via the Windows file dialog that is reachable via the Certificate-Based Authentication option of the Wireless Network Connection screen.
Affected products
- Sun-Denshi Universal Forensic Extraction Device Firmware: from 5.0 through 7.5.0.845
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157715/Cellebrite-UFED-7.5.0.845-Desktop-Escape-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/thatguylevel
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2020-002.txt
- https://korelogic.com/advisories.html
- https://twitter.com/thatguylevel
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157715/Cellebrite-UFED-7.5.0.845-Desktop-Escape-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/thatguylevel
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2020-002.txt
- https://korelogic.com/advisories.html
- https://twitter.com/thatguylevel
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