Privilege escalation in Intel Server Board S2600ST and S2600WF

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU48369

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0572

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Server Board S2600ST: All versions

Intel Server Board S2600WF: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_server_board_s2600st:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_server_board_s2600wf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00439.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.