Improper access control in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware - CVE-2020-0566

 

Improper access control in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware - CVE-2020-0566

Published: June 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28983
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0566
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in subsystem. An attacker with physical access can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Note: This vulnerability affects the following versions of Intel TXE:
  • 3.0 through 3.1.70
  • 4.0 through 4.0.20

Affected software

Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware

How to mitigate CVE-2020-0566

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware - addressed in versions 3.1.75, 4.0.25

External References

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