Improper Authentication in Intel LED Manager for NUC - CVE-2020-8685

 

Improper Authentication in Intel LED Manager for NUC - CVE-2020-8685

Published: August 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45732
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8685
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel LED Manager for NUC
Software vendor:
Intel

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests in subsystem. A local administrator can bypass authentication process and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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