Privilege escalation in Intel Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools Drivers

1) Insufficient Control Flow Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU72607

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27808

CWE-ID: CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows: before 1.5.0.2

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00761.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.