Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Driver - CVE-2020-0560

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Driver - CVE-2020-0560

Published: February 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25195
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-2020-0560
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Driver

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Renesas Electronics(R) USB 3.0 Driver. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0560

Install updates from vendor's website.

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