Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) - CVE-2020-0563
Published: February 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25177
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-2020-0563
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions in the installer for Intel(R) MPSS. A local user can can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0563
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) - update to 3.8.6