Privilege escalation in Smart Sound Technology - CVE-2018-3672
Published: July 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14009
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3672
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology. A local attacker can perform system calls and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in driver module in Intel Smart Sound Technology. A local attacker can perform system calls and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Smart Sound Technology
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3672
Update to version 9.21.00.3541 or later.
Smart Sound Technology - update to 9.21.00.3541