CVE-2020-12798

Cellebrite UFED 5.0 to 7.5.0.845 implements local operating system policies that can be...

7.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2020-12798
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-12798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-5081 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-5081
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7f9-q2xq-xmc4 No score

Cellebrite UFED 5.0 to 7.5.0.845 implements local operating system policies that can be...

Record: GHSA-m7f9-q2xq-xmc4
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sun-denshi universal forensic extraction device firmware

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-12798 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sun-denshi Universal Forensic Extraction Device Firmware, published May 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.