Improper Authentication in Intel LED Manager for NUC - CVE-2020-8685
Published: August 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45732
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8685
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Intel LED Manager for NUC
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8685
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel LED Manager for NUC - update to 1.2.3