Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool - CVE-2020-12346

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool - CVE-2020-12346

Published: November 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48370
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-12346
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
Software vendor:
Intel

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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