Privilege escalation in Rapid Store Technology - CVE-2018-3635
Published: November 13, 2018 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16024
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3635
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Rapid Store Technology
Rapid Store Technology
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in installer in Intel(R) Rapid Store Technology (RST). A local attacker can supply a specially crafted input to potentially elevate privileges or cause an installer denial of service via local access.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3635
Update to version 16.7.